Political editor David Maddox looks at how Sir Anthony Meyer’s challenge to Margaret Thatcher in 1989 is now being played out in 2026 by Catherine West’s bid to oust Sir Keir Starmer
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Political editor David Maddox looks at how Sir Anthony Meyer’s challenge to Margaret Thatcher in 1989 is now being played out in 2026 by Catherine West’s bid to oust Sir Keir Starmer
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