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The Conservative Party must make its choice. Every leader is leader only with the support of his party. That is true of me too. That is why I am no longer prepared to tolerate the present situation. In short, it is time to put up or shut up.

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Statement in the garden of 10 Downing Street announcing his resignation as Conservative Party leader in order to seek re-election (22 June 1995).

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