Heathsrise

50 years on tweeting the events leading up to the election of Edward Heath as Conservative leader.

[Heathsrise @heathsrise]

@Barlossantana @philipjcowley never forget to drop the knighthood in just after they have confirmed the spelling.

[Barlossantana @Barlossantana]

@philipjcowley @heathsrise from now on I shall check into hotels and make dinner reservations as Beresford Craddock. Best name ever.

[Nick Stanton @Riverside_Nick]

@heathsrise wait! The squeezed middle was all Callaghan's fault?

[David Boothroyd @220_d_92_20]

@heathsrise Oh I don't know Reggie, you could offer to work for a load of extremely dodgy businessmen

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Edward Boyle finds Maudling in the Smoking Room nursing a whisky: ‘What is there left for me to do save to sit here and get pissed?’

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Tomorrow's Daily Mirror

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Tomorrow's Daily Express frontpage

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Tory MP: ‘We have elected a rough rider, and it is time to fasten our seat-belts.’

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Heath’s father has given his comments on his son’s victory

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Heath on victory

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Pathe - Heath to lead: https://t.co/RpIzZx3rKX

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Keith Joseph however took a different view to Nabarro

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Nabarro: ‘The election of Heath was accepted with fortitude but with remarkably little enthusiasm by most of the Conservative Party.’

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Movietone report: https://t.co/a8dpiVeFSR

[Matthew Francis @DrMJFrancis]

Probably for the best. After all, Labout would only make a fuss about Maudling's message to Callaghan... https://t.co/gdEE1QuRlS

[Heathsrise @heathsrise]

Odds on the winner of the next General Election: Labour back from evens to 11/10; Tories 4/6

[David Dickson @Democrat84]

@heathsrise Aforementioned Robin Chichester-Clarke & Stratton Mills were both Ulster Unionist MPs. UU MPs took the Conservative whip in 1965

[Ruther @Ruther2]

One of these must be a pseudonym for The Master https://t.co/DblZQMRzk9

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Tony Benn to his diary