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Alan Clark witnessed Margaret Thatcher's reaction in 1990, as her support faded after just failing to see off Michael Heseltine's challenge. Extract from The Diaries of Alan Clark.

A series of brief extracts from diverse writings that follow Margaret Thatcher's rise and fall. The authors include Barbara Castle, Alan Clark, John Major, Julian Barnes and others.

Alan Clark witnessed the dramatic scene after Margaret Thatcher narrowly failed to defeat Michael Heseltine's challenge for the Conservative leadership in 1990. Clark talked with the then Prime Minister as her support ebbed away. (Extract from The Diaries of Alan Clark).

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