When, in November 1990, the news came through that John Major had won the Tory leadership contest and was to succeed Margaret Thatcher, Norma telephoned an old friend and said: 'Well, John has got ...

THE former Home Office minister - who quit last December over Rishi Sunak's refusal to go harder on Rwanda - admitted the government had failed to get a grip for the last 14 years. ©News Group ...

John Major's son-in-law is fighting an inoperable form of brain cancer which is so rare it went undiagnosed for at least six months. Luke Salter, 29, a newly qualified doctor, married the former ...

Almost immediately after winning his surprise general election victory in April 1992, John Major's political fortunes slumped. Holding together his 21 seat majority over the life of a Parliament ...