In one election, this politician contradicted his opponent's Sheffield Rally by standing on an actual soapbox and shouting through a megaphone in Luton. He appointed the Nolan Committee to investigate the Cash-for-Questions affair, which involved Harrod's owner Mohamed Al-Fayed bribing members of his party. He defeated Neil Kinnock in general election before signing the Downing Street Declaration with Albert Reynolds. This man withdrew the pound from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism after its value fell on Black Wednesday. He was opposed by the Maastricht Rebels, members of his own party who opposed that treaty. He also governed during the First Gulf War before being defeated by the New Labour party. For 10 poin
In one election, this politician contradicted his opponent's Sheffield Rally by standing on an actual soapbox and shouting through a megaphone in Luton. He appointed the Nolan Committee to investigate the Cash-for-Questions affair, which involved Harrod's owner Mohamed Al-Fayed bribing members of his party. He defeated Neil Kinnock in general election before signing the Downing Street Declaration with Albert Reynolds. This man withdrew the pound from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism after its value fell on Black Wednesday. He was opposed by the Maastricht Rebels, members of his own party who opposed that treaty. He also governed during the First Gulf War before being defeated by the New Labour party. For 10 points, name this successor of Margaret Thatcher, a conservative Prime Minister of the UK for much of the 1990s.
In one election, this politician contradicted his opponent's Sheffield Rally by standing on an actual soapbox and shouting through a megaphone in Luton.
Sir John Major