Duncan Smith, Iain
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Duncan Smith, Iain (b. April 1954). Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), 2001–2003 Educated at Sandhurst, he became an officer in the army, and in 1987 he entered Parliament as the
Conservative MP for Bradford West. In 1992 he was elected for the safe seat of Chingford, and in the ensuing Parliament he became one of the most prominent Conservative opponents to John
Major's efforts to keep party unity on the question of the
euro. After Labour's election victory in 1997, he was a relatively insconspicuous MP. Following another disastrous election result for the Conservatives, he became leader in 2001 because of the party's aversion to the two front-runners, Michael Portillo and Kenneth Clarke. Duncan Smith's uninspiring leadership and his lacklustre shadow cabinet failed to make any initial impact on the electorate. Following a leadership challenge he was replaced as party leader by Michael Howard.
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Tory DISGRACED; EDGAR GRIFFIN IAIN DUNCAN SMITH The BNP is nowhere near as right wing as the Tory party LORD TAYLOR Griffin is not isolated case.. the cancer is spreading I loathe everything these kind of people stand for KEN CLARKE The party is more right wing than when I was in power.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 8/25/2001; 700+ words
; ...yesterday after the sacking of Iain Duncan Smith campaign aide Edgar Griffin. Mr...Clarke added: "I approve of what Iain Duncan Smith has done by getting rid of him. "Some perfectly friendly advice to Iain is that I hope he's ensured he...
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I hate to say this, but IDS is turning into Major Iain Duncan Smith is acquiring the wretched habits of the man he used to torment
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 11/10/2002; ; 700+ words
; Imagine what Iain Duncan Smith's dreams must have been like in the...warning to her protege. "Be careful, Iain," she says. "There are powers at...through" for Paul Burrell. If so, Mr Duncan Smith was to be disappointed, for Baroness...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Graceless under pressure; Bagehot.(Why Iain Duncan Smith is his own worst enemy)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 10/18/2003; 700+ words
; Iain Duncan Smith is stranded in no-man's land. But the Tory leader has only himself...DESPITE some pretty fierce competition between Tory MPs for the title, Iain Duncan Smith is easily his own worst enemy. Just when it seems things can...
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Tory leadership crisis: The plotters: 'I don't believe Iain Duncan Smith stands a prayer of being re-electted
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 10/29/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...MPs trying to oust Iain Duncan Smith have stabbed him...yesterday that Mr Duncan Smith did not have...limitations and Iain Duncan Smith does...favour of Mr Duncan Smith. It was also being...said yesterday: "Iain Duncan Smith calls ...
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Iain Duncan Smith's twelve horrendous days of Christmas
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 12/29/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...veiled attack on Iain Duncan Smith today is the latest...right to oust Duncan Smith reignite the leadership...but only if Duncan Smith stood down. And...plain old George Ian Duncan Smith. No wonder...pouring it all over Iain Duncan Smith". 22 ...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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`Oh look it's that William Hague fellow' ... what one woman said about Iain Duncan Smith in Wales yesterday.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 4/23/2003; 700+ words
; ...Kirsty Buchanan TORY party leader Iain Duncan Smith was mistaken for his predecessor...Nine days before polling day Mr Duncan Smith was back in Wales to raise...the Conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith is no great fan of walking...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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The Totty Party; As new rifts rock the Tory Party, Iain Duncan Smith launches his own version of Cool Britannia, starring -guess who -Anthea Turner.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 9/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...TROUBLED Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith is to make a new...the law. Duncan Smith has always been...served its day. Iain is his own person...frustration with Duncan Smith's lack of progress...Minister said: 'Iain has done his best...
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Focus extra: Tory leader - Go on, laugh - it may save him Iain Duncan Smith has made a terrible start, says Jo Dillon, but attacks on him could rebound
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 10/28/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...End show overnight. But it is Iain Duncan Smith, the newly elected leader of Her...throughout the country will say, `That Iain Duncan Smith, he's quite unflashy, he...Geoffrey Howe `Mogadon Man', but Iain Duncan Smith makes the former chancellor...
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POLITICS: Ian or Iain? True blue or turncoat? Trivial or not, questions multiply for Duncan Smith
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 12/21/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...fuss over when and why Iain Duncan Smith acquired the second...great Tory chancellor Iain Macleod, though that...had been wrong. Has Mr Duncan Smith made a similar discovery...about the true identity of Iain Duncan Smith than which...
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 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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rising star races to leave nosferatu behind; A transformed Iain Duncan Smith is meeting and winning over more and more Tories, reports Keith Dovkants.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 8/30/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...apparently burgeoning appeal of Iain Duncan Smith, an explanation may be...my mind." Mr Duncan Smith's supporters claim he...was unfair to expect Mr Duncan Smith to become a polished...reporter said he thought Mr Duncan Smith had been worked...
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Iain Duncan Smith
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Iain Duncan Smith 1954-, British politician, leader (2001-3) of the Conservative...when he was elected to succeed William Hague as Tory party leader. Duncan Smith had served just two years in the post when he was ousted and was replaced...
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Smith, Iain Duncan
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Smith, Iain Duncan (1954) British politician, leader of...Conservative Party (2001–2003). Smith was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament...x2013;2001) under William Hague . Smith faced the difficult task of unifying and...
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Duncan Smith, Iain
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Duncan Smith, Iain (b. 1954). Politician. After seven years in the Scots Guards (1975–81), Duncan Smith moved into industry before election in 1992 for Chingford. In 1997...
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Duncan Smith, (G.) Iain
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Duncan Smith, (G.) Iain (b. 1954). Politician. Heavy election defeats in 1997 and 2001...After seven years in the Scots Guards (1975–81), Duncan Smith moved into industry before election for Chingford as successor to...
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Michael Howard
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...After Major resigned as party leader (1997), Howard sought unsuccessfully to succeed him. However, following Iain Duncan Smith 's loss of the leadership post in 2003, Howard won the position unopposed, becoming the first Jew to lead a major...
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