P321 Teletext 321 Jul 1 07:43:49 — By Chri Moncr ff PA N w —— MAKE-OR-BREAK TIME IN LEADERSHIP FIGH This weekend promises to bj dfat -or- glory time for John Major and John Rjdwoo , in th b t le fo th To crown and the key to 10 Downing Stu t. $hj spin doctors on both sides wi l weaving their intricate patterns as MPs take soundin s in constitu mci $hey are trying to cut through the hal -truths, downright lying and general fog which has enveloped this campaign. ——————————————————————————————————1/9—— Headlines 300 NNws in Focus 330 LINCOLN TRAVEL SHOP SEE P256 Next page Politics News poll LettersP321 Teletext 321 Jul 1 08:48:57 — By Chris Moncri ff, PA N ws —— MAKE-OR-BREAK T ME IN LEADERSHIP FIGHT The head-counts conducted by the two factions to assess th i r sp cti strengths are virtually worthless. $his is because no Tory MP this week can bj trusted to tell the truth. Add d to this, the likelihood of tactical abstentions by supporters of Michael Heseltinj and Michael Portillo, who have not yet entered the fray, makes the prediction game even harder. ——————————————————————————————————2/9—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 FREE INDEX CARD NOW AVAILABLE - p362 Next page Politics News poll LettersP321 Teletext 321 Jul 1 07:09:30 C res onc N MAKE-Os-BREAK TIME IN LEADERSHIP FIGHT s It is impossible for nyonj, ev n M degree of confidpnce, the outcome of the first ba lot on Tutsd y evening. In rho t, nobody know — include tho j ri ht a the hear of he battle — what is really going on. wut campaigners are sure that Mr M jo must try to build on thu gains he scored in his last Commo s p ufo manc ——————————————————————————————————3/9—— eadlinjs 300 NNws n Fcuss 20 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page Politics News poll LettersP321 Teletext 321 Jul 1 07:15:15 — —— MAKE-O -BREA TnME IN LE DERSHIP FIGHT So far, hj fortunss of beth sides ha peak d a d plum jte lit a b John Rjdwoodhs campaign got off to flying start, run jag rings roun Joh Ma or, wh look d is late and im ore t, and hug ly finstrated, at Eurlp bn Union Summit in Cannes. But his return sign ll0d a stalling in the Redwood campaign as the PM met MPs and ient on the attack in the Com on . ——————————————————————————————————4/9—— eadlinjs 300 NNws n Fcuss 30 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page Politics News poll LettersP321 Teletext 321 Jul 1 08:15:18 n MAKE-OR-BREAK TIME IN LEADERSHIP FIGHT 'here did the Redwood spin doctors go wrong in losing th ir cons djrable initiative? The game plan was faultless, or so it seemed at the tim . It was based, as Redwood himself aid, on th Dance of th Rev n Veils. He tantalisingly revealed a littl mot of his policy each day, with reporters left on pdgw, eager to discover what the next instalment would uncover. ——————————————————————————————————5/9—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page Politics News poll LettersP321 Teletext 321 Jul 1 08:50:11 — By Chris Moncrieff, PA News —— MAKE-OR-BREAK TIME IN LEADERSHIP FIGHT The denouement of the Redwood seven vieil dance was somewhat less than the sensation it should have been. He was asked where hj would find the £5bn in tax cuts promised almost from the moment hj settled into Downing St. Mr Redwood talked vaguely of savings which could bj achieved from, as it were, trimming the soft under-belly of profligate Government departments. ——————————————————————————————————6/9—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page Politics News poll LettersP321 Teletext 321 Jul 1 08:16:05 — By Chris Moncrieff, PA News —— MAKE-OR-BREAK TIME IN LEADERSHIP FIGHT For some time Major had seemed adrift and holed in the water. But hj quickly seized on the Redwood tax "blunder". Instead, less temptingly, hj offered tax cuts "when prudent", which lacked the allure of a striptease. It was all that was required of an electorate comprising the pretentiously self-styled "most sophisticated constituency in the world". ——————————————————————————————————7/9—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page Politics News poll LettersP321 Teletext 321 Jul 1 07:46:14 — By Chris Moncti ff, PA N ws —— MAKE-OR BREAK TIME IN LEADERSHIP FIGHT Shameless MPs, to protect their future careers, will tell the canvassers that they will support whichkvjr of the candidates they are asked about. Sdnce it is a secret ballot, they can njvjr (they hopjQ bj exposed. Would-bj challengers, Michael Heseltinj and Michael Portillo, if the battle goes to a second ballot, are denying anything but the purest thoughts and saying Major will win on the first vote ——————————————————————————————————8/9—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOUR REGION p105 Next page Politics News poll LettersP321 Teletext 321 Jul 1 08:17:24 — By Chris Moncrieff, PA News —— MAKE-OR-BREAK TIME IN LEADERSHIP FIGHT 'hat is beyond the control of the spin doctors, although they would never admit it, is what the Sunday newspapers and columnists will dig up about the campaign this weekend. $hat could have a critical bearing on the entire destiny of the Conservative Party and its leadership. And when the spinning is done, that is when the lying will have to stop. ——————————————————————————————————9/9—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 WEATHER FOR YOU5 REGION p105 Next page Politics News poll Letters