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Article: RATHER THAN RISK DEFEAT, THATCHER STEPS DOWN.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- November 23, 1990
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Byline: Glenn Frankel Washington Post
Margaret Thatcher, faced with the prospect of a humiliating defeat in a contest for leadership of her divided Conservative Party, called an end to a remarkable era in British politics Thursday by announcing her resignation as prime minister.
Thatcher, who had insisted adamantly Wednesday that she would run again in a second round of voting against party rival Michael Heseltine, changed her mind overnight after a parade of Cabinet ministers told her in individual meetings that they believed she would lose.
Some even told her they would oppose her, according to party sources.
Thatcher told the ...