P304 Teletext 304 Jul 1 12:54:25 ——————————————————————————— 2n?' "ly| GRASS ROOTS BACK MAJOR Grass-roots Tories have gi6en a rinkink endorsement to John Major in a new poll on the leadership race. Some 93% of 150 constituency chairmen who replied to the BBC survey out of a possible 329 backed the Prime Minister. But 40) said Mr Major would fail to win the support of some 100 or more MPs — a figure seen as a crunch threshold in his attempt to stay in office. ——————————————————————————————————1/2—— Tjbbit backing Redwood in race 304 DON'( ACCEPT ANY OTHER FINANCE OFFER BEFORE SPEAKING TO US FIRST SEE P386 Next page Headlines Regional WjathjuP304 Teletext 304 Jul 1 12:52:25 T ——————————————————————————— REDWOOD SHRUGS OFF SURVEY Tory leadership contender John Redwood has rejected claims that his campaign is running out of steam as a survey of grass-roots Tories backed John Major. Mr Redwood insisted morale in his camp was high and that MPs were privately offering him their support. He has been buoyjh by the support of Lord Tjbbit who has no vote but is still an influential Thatcherite. ——————————————————————————————————2/2—— Tidbit backing Redwood in race 304 WEN UP TO £25,000 m See p361 Next page Headlines Regional +jathju