- Served 1990-1997 after Thatcher
- Not the expected PM, only 2% of the public heard of him in 1989 when he was appointed foreign secretary
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Came into a fractured Tory party after Thatcher was pushed out
- Low majority (21), bleeding seats in by-elections
- Rebellious backbenchers
- Lacked direction
- Worked with the cabinet as a manager, not a visionary
Context
- Weak party (post-Thatcher)
- Recession
- Europe