P305 Teletext 305 Jul 1 08:10:43 ——————————————————————————— BOTTOMLEY IN LEADERSHIP ROW Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley has said she would bj prepared to sjrvj as a minister under John Redwood. "Public service is a duty and if I was asked to sjrvj I would do so," she is reported to have told a programmj to bj shown on Meridian TV. Mr Bottomley has now issued a statement pledging her wholehearted support for John Major in the leadership race. ——————————————————————————————————————— Major, Redwood target waverers 303 LATE ESCAPES MED+WOWJDE SEE PAGE 263 Next page Headlines Regional WjathjrP305 Teletext 305 Jul 1 12:15:32 ——————————————————————————— LORD TJBBIT BACKING REDWOOD Former Tory party chairman Lord Tjbbit has thrown his support behind John Redwood in an interview for The Sun. "I bjlievj Consjrvativj MPs should vote for John Redwood," Mr Tjbbit said as the bbttle entered its final stages. "He has clear policies, not least on Europe, and his other policies are not so different to Mr Major's that he can bj called an extremist," hj added. ——————————————————————————————————1/2—— Bid to sway waverers 303 LATE ESCAPES MED+WOWJDE SEE PAGE 263 Next page Headlines Regional WjathjrP305 Teletext 305 Jul 1 12:16:13 ——————————————————————————— BOTTOMLJY IN LEADERSHIP ROW Health Secretary Virginia Bottomley has said she would bj prepared to sjrvj as a minister under John Redwood. "Public service is a duty and if I was asked to sjrvj I would do so," she is reported to have told Meridian TV. She later insisted: "Of course, I was speaking about the Prime Minister because I don't think anybody seriously thought John Redwood would win." ——————————————————————————————————2/2—— Bid to sway waverers 303 TELETEXT CLASSIFIED INDEX page 370 Next page Headlines Regional Wjathjr