Major tries to dodge another crisis Final Edition

Three of his cabinet ministers vowed to resign if the arms-to-Iraq inquiry finds they acted improperly and at least three right-wing ministers have touted Michael Portillo, chief secretary to the treasury, as a more than worthy successor to [John Major]. The prime minister stubbornly denied he had b...

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Published inEdmonton journal
Main Author CARL SCHOETTLER Baltimore Sun
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Edmonton, Alta Postmedia Network Inc 24.01.1994
Subjects
Military sales
Prime ministers
London
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Summary:Three of his cabinet ministers vowed to resign if the arms-to-Iraq inquiry finds they acted improperly and at least three right-wing ministers have touted Michael Portillo, chief secretary to the treasury, as a more than worthy successor to [John Major]. The prime minister stubbornly denied he had been involved in drawing up or changing the guidelines on selling arms to Iraq even though he was foreign secretary, chancellor of the exchequer and prime minister during the year before the Iraqis invaded Kuwait in August 1990.
ISSN:0839-296X