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Geoffrey Howe's resignation speech led to a leadership challenge by which politician?

  • Michael Heseltine

  • John Major

  • Ian Gilmour

  • Norman Fowler

Answer

Michael Heseltine challenged Margaret Thatcher's leadership after Geoffrey Howe resigned from his position as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary. Howe's resignation speech was highly critical of Thatcher's leadership, and Heseltine seized on this opportunity to challenge her authority. The leadership challenge ultimately failed, but it weakened Thatcher's position and contributed to her eventual resignation in 1990.
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