1990

BBC On This Day: Thatcher fails to win party mandate BBC On This Day: Thatcher fails to win party mandate- The Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, fails to win outright victory in her battle for the leadership of the Conservative Par… Time: Thatcher's Time to Go Time: Thatcher's Time to Go- News of Margaret Thatcher facing a Tory revolt, then stepping aside. BBC On This Day: Thatcher Quits as Prime Minister BBC On This Day: Thatcher Quits as Prime Minister- Margaret Thatcher is to stand down as prime minister after her cabinet refuses to back her in a second round of leadership elect… BBC On This Day: Tories choose Major for Number 10 BBC On This Day: Tories choose Major for Number 10- News of John Major winning the Conservatives' leadership elections and becoming the new prime minister on November 27, 1990.