Major Steps Down As Party Leader; Prime Minister Sets Vote on His Stewardship

From: The Washington Post | Date: June 23, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

British Prime Minister John Major abruptly resigned as head of the feud-wracked Conservative Party today, defying his critics to "put up or shut up" by challenging him in a party leadership election on July 4.

At a news conference that caused jaws to drop across the country, Major said that endless intraparty sniping, media predictions of his imminent political demise and "phony threats" to oust him were undermining his leadership. "I am no longer prepared to tolerate the present situation," he said.

If Major loses the leadership vote -- a secret ballot by Conservative members of the House of ...

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