Clarke Falters As Fox Closes On Pack ; Right-Winger Wins Support but Davis Feels the Heat

Evening Standard - London › October 18, 2005

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KENNETH CLARKE was battling against eviction in the Conservative leadership contest this afternoon.

In an extraordinary drama, the prospect of the popular Tory big beast being knocked out in the first round of the Big Brother-style contest was being seriously considered at Westminster.

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Clarke Falters As Fox Closes On Pack ; Right-Winger Wins Support but Davis Feels the Heat

Former frontrunner David Davis was also on the rack. There were serious fears among some of his backers that he could obtain fewer votes than the 67 supporters he has publicly named - a humiliating result if true.

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