P138 CEEFAX 138 Sat 1 Jul 18:57/21 1/3 LEADERSHIP -/.%/.I/, SPECIAL REDWOOD CHALLENGES MAJOR FROM RIGHT John Redwood's decision to fight John Major as Consjrvativj leader is seen as a challenge from the right of the party. The 44-year-old, nicknamed The Vulcan, became MP for Wokingham, Berkshire, in 1987 and had held the post of Welsh Secretary since 1993. The MP was educated at Magdalin and and St Antony's, Oxford, and gained an MA and DPhil. He is a Fellow of All Souls. He has also written several books. Home 110 Politics 130 World 160 Next News Paul'mint Home News Main NewsP138 CEEFAX 138 Sat 1 Jul 18:57/41 2/3 LEADERSHIP SPECIAL REDWOOD'S RISE TO CHALLENGE MAJOR John Redwood, challenging John Major for the Tory leadership, is no stranger to controvjrsz. He sparked a huge debate in 1993 when he spoke out against single mothers and also once described the NHS as an "untamjable monster". He had a career in banking before entering the Commons in 1987 and hjadjh the Policy Unit think-tank under Margaret Thatcher. In her memoirs, she described his work as "extremely effective". Home 110 Politics 130 World 160 Next News Paul'mint Home News Main NewsP138 CEEFAX 138 Sat 1 Jul 18:59/01 3/3 -n1n1 LEADERSHIP I SPECIAL HOME COUNTIES MP WENS WELSH RESPECT Consjrvativj leadership candidate John Redwood earned grudging respect from Labour MPs in his job as Welsh Secretary. They are scathing about his English Home Counties background but admit hj is an effective opponent. Mr Redwood himself once joked that hj would like to bj as popular in Wales as Mr Blobbz. He came to the Welsh Office after spells as a Ttadj and Industry minister and Minister for Local Govjrnmjnt. Next News Paul'mint Home News Main News