Word: cranley
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Conservatives rallied around their embattled Prime Minister, but the Tory backbenchers overwhelmingly demanded Brittan's ouster. They were particularly dismayed at the lack of political judgment he had displayed in the whole affair. Cranley Onslow, a leader of the group, met with Brittan and said, "You must know where your duty lies." The Minister then dutifully penned his resignation. Trumpeted the Times of London in a headline the following day: GOVERNMENT SHAKEN AT PUBLIC HUMILIATION...