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Interesting thread on Churchill's big, bold offer to bring the Liberal leader into his Cabinet in 1951.
The Liberals' refusal paved the way for Florence Horsburgh to become Minister of Education, and subsequently the first Conservative woman Cabinet minister.
#OTD 1951
1/4 -Liberal Party leader Clement Davies meets newly elected Conservative Prime Minister Winston Churchill at Churchill's London home at Hyde Park Gate. The meeting was to discuss Churchill's offer to include Davies in his cabinet as Minister for Education...
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Burghart on the past inspiring his party’s future:
Interview with Alex Burghart, the new Deputy Tory leader:
🥊 Scrap on two fronts in the Lords on Veterans’ Bill
🪖 Suggests government putting the Western Alliance at risk by jeopardising the Special Forces
🗣️On Burnham at PMQs: ‘More nervous at the despatch box than I expected’
🇬🇧 Lord Wolfson working on post ECHR framework for NI that respects GFA, with political work to follow
spectator.com/article/burgha…
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My latest column for @ConHome.
Being courageous and ensuring the independence of your political party can pay off electorally
We can see this in our history.
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Found on a friend’s bookcase, and I can’t say I’m not jealous...
A verbatim report of the 1963 Conservative conference in Blackpool, chronicling how attendees was kept informed about Harold Macmillan’s health and, ultimately, his resignation.
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How the Liverpool Daily Post reported on Margaret Thatcher (born on this day in 1925) becoming prime minister.
Have you heard of the Conservative Party Archive Trust's 2027 Research Grant?
Discover below how you could receive financial support to research at the Conservative Party Archive in Oxford.👇
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I'm very grateful to @philipjcowley for mentioning my book, Coronations & Defenestrations, in his latest column for @TheHouseMag.
The 'The Professor Will See You Now' articles are always a must-read, so I was chuffed to see my name mentioned in this one!
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I would describe Sir Anthony Eden as rather a fop, but he's an extraordinarily good negotiator — and I saw him locking horns with a trade delegation in Yugoslavia and he was extremely bright. I wouldn't have suspected it from his political role.
— Lawrence Durrell
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Celebrating the launch of The Ownership Society with friends this week at @civic_future. Thanks to everyone who came - we sold out of books on the night! Still available on Amazon or from Waterstones
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The world's most famous plane ticket? London-Munich return for Neville Chamberlain, September 1937. Sold recently at auction for £44,000.
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Alex Burghart becomes, to my knowledge, only the fifth person to be given the role and title of Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party, after:
- Reginald Maudling (deputy to Heath)
- Willie Whitelaw (Thatcher)
- Peter Lilley (Hague)
- Michael Ancram (Duncan Smith and Howard)
JUST ANNOUNCED: @AlexBurghart is the new Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party and the Opposition.
A close adviser to @KemiBadenoch, Alex will also continue as Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, playing a key role in getting the Conservatives ready for government.
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In January 1977, Anthony Eden's health deteriorated while he was on holiday in Florida. TIL Jim Callaghan personally ordered that the RAF go and collect him, so that Eden could die at his Wiltshire home - as he wished. The former PM died just a few days later, aged 79.
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In 1902, PM Robert Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, resigns due to ill-health. Nephew Arthur Balfour takes over: possibly source of the saying 'Bob's your uncle'. Both in my bk: Balfour was centre of the Souls & mentor to MP Harry Cust (cover). P/back 24 Sept #politics #History
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A visit to Coleraine to see what is (to my knowledge, at least) the only public statue or bust of Andrew Bonar Law.
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Throughout his life, Andrew Bonar Law loved reading and history.
He once told Austen Chamberlain that he had read Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire in full, three times, before he was old enough to vote.
(But not this edition, with its famous spines, as that’s from 1946).
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Obviously, WhatsApp didn't exist in 1963, but if it had...
The actual story of this extraordinary episode in political history - the battle to succeed Harold Macmillan - is told in my new book, Coronations & Defenestrations: Choosing (and Losing) Tory Leaders.
Available now.
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Conference on ‘Rediscovering One-Nation Conservatism: Stanley Baldwin – his life, work and legacy’, being held on Thursday, 10 September 2026 at the House of Lords.
A full day of papers exploring different aspects of Baldwin’s beliefs, policies, political support, and life after the premiership.
If interested in attending, contact me.
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More old tat from eBay. Joe Chamberlain set the standard for how an Edwardian dandy should dress: a frock coat, wing collar and lapels on his waistcoat, a tie pin and a watch chain, a flower in his buttonhole (in his case, a home grown orchid) and to top it off, a monocle 🧐
