Naman Ramachandran A prank call from impressionist Rory Bremner could inadvertently have helped save then U.K. Prime Minister John Major’s leadership in 1993, newly released files from Britain’s National Archive have revealed.In October 1993, as part of his show “Rory Bremner, Who Else?” for U.K.
broadcaster Channel 4, Bremner called member of parliament (MP) Richard Body, a so-called “Eurosceptic” (that is, someone who wanted to leave the European Union), pretending to be Major, and asked for Body’s support.
Body, and several other MPs were on the verge of challenging Major’s leadership at the time of the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool.
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