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2. IIRC, he was such a dead loss as Tory leader he had to resign without ever fighting an election

Fri Mar 18, 2016, 11:31 PM

Mar 2016

After that, why would Cameron ever give him a place in the Cabinet?

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Surprised it took this long. He was an embarassment. nt TheDormouse Mar 2016 #1

We've been discussing it a bit here: Denzil_DC Mar 2016 #3

Nadine Dorries has been having a Twitter meltdown about it all. Denzil_DC Mar 2016 #4

Nadine Dorries and IDS deserve each other LeftishBrit Mar 2016 #7

An exchange of letters. Denzil_DC Mar 2016 #5

I heard it on The Last Leg Bad Dog Mar 2016 #8

IDS's replacement is Stephen Crabb. Denzil_DC Mar 2016 #9

Wow - 50 edits to his page between the election and last night; over 100 today muriel_volestrangler Mar 2016 #11

Cameron's Geoffrey Howe moment? forest444 Mar 2016 #12

British politics right now.... T_i_B Mar 2016 #13

Sorry to hear that, TiB. forest444 Mar 2016 #14