Uploaded November 2013 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
In June 1995, fed up with constant talk of a challenge to his authority, Prime Minister John Major resigned as leader of the Conservative Party, forcing an election for the top job. John Redwood, the Welsh Secretary, threw his hat into the ring - and was resoundly beaten in a ballot on July 4. It was, however, the beginning of the end for the Tories and Tony Blair would sweep aside 18 years of Tory rule less than two years later.
In June 1995, fed up with constant talk of a challenge to his authority, Prime Minister John Major resigned as leader of the Conservative Party, forcing an election for the top job. John Redwood, the Welsh Secretary, threw his hat into the ring - and was resoundly beaten in a ballot on July 4. It was, however, the beginning of the end for the Tories and Tony Blair would sweep aside 18 years of Tory rule less than two years later.
