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3 May 2017

From the 1997 election archive: After the May Day massacre

Just 165 Tory MPs remained after Labour's 1997 election victory. In our special issue magazine, Charles Glass asked what next for a Tory party crushed by defeat?

By Charles Glass

(Photo By John Major and Ken Clarke)

With Don John Major gone, the Conservative families are going to the mattresses. Young Conservatives experiencing it for the first time should turn to a passage in Mario Puzo’s novel The Godfather, and read their fortune:

“How bad will it be?” Michael asked.

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