Butler, Peter 1, 2, 3, 4
Butler, R. A. 1n
Butler, Robin 1
by-elections Christchurch (1993) 1
Wirral South (1997) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Cabinet accessibility of ministers 1
EDCP Committee (Economic and Domestic Policy) 1, 2, 3
Caithness, Malcolm, Lord 1, 2
Cameron, David 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall 1, 2, 3
Campbell, Alastair 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Campbell, Anne 1n
Campbell, Menzies 1
Campbell-Savours, Dale 1
Campion, Gerald 1
Carlile, Alex 1
Carlisle, Kenneth 1
Carpenter, Humphrey 1
Carrington, Matthew (later Lord) 1
Cartland, Barbara 1
Cash, Bill 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Cavendish, Lord 1
Chalker, Lynda 1
Channon, Chips 1
Channon, Paul 1, 2, 3
Chaplin, Judith 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Chapman, Sydney 1, 2, 3, 4
Charles, Prince of Wales 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Charteris, Lord 1, 2
Cheshire Regiment 1, 2n, 3, 4, 5
Chester Business Park 1
Chester Conservative Association adoption of GB as parliamentary candidate 1, 2 annual events 1, 2, 3, 4
President’s Club Commons reception 1, 2
Chester constituency 1997 campaigning 1
Ann Rogers appointment 1
claims of GB’s neglect 1
fire in Chester 1
local government review 1
Chesters, Alan, Bishop of Blackburn 1
Chope, Christopher 1n
Churchill, Sir Winston 1
Churchill, Winston 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Citizen’s Charter 1, 2, 3
Clappison, James 1, 2
Clark, Alan 1, 2, 3
Clarke, Kenneth and baked beans 1, 2
Barings collapse 1
Budget (1993) 1
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Chancellor farewell speech 1
Conference speech (1993) 1
EMU policy 1, 2, 3, 4
and Europe 1n, 2, 3
Home Secretary 1, 2
resignation 1
and Rifkind’s view of Europe 1
Clary, Julian 1
Cleland, John 1
Cliffe, John 1
Clifford, Max 1
Clinton, Bill 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Clunes, Martin 1
coal mine closures 1
Cockerell, Michael 1
Coe, Sebastian friendship with GB 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
general election campaign (1997) 1
Hague’s aide 1, 2, 3
and Olympic Games 1, 2
PMQ 1
Whips’ Office 1
and young voters 1
Collins, Joan 1
Conservative Central Office constituency VIP visits 1, 2
Smith Square farewell 1
weekly policy brief 1
Conservative Party 1922 Committee 1, 2, 3
A Year’s Work 1
Back to Basics 1, 2, 3
Blue Ball 1
and Europe 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Fresh Start group 1
leadership election (2001) 1n
leadership speculation (1997) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
manifesto 1, 2
US pollster’s advice 1, 2
Wednesday Club (1992 intake group) 1, 2, 3, 4
Conservative Party Conferences 1991 (Blackpool) 1
1992 (Brighton) 1
1993 (Blackpool) 1
1994 (Bournemouth) 1
1995 (Blackpool) 1
1996 (Bournemouth) 1
1999 (Blackpool) 1
2000 (Bournemouth) 1
2005 (Blackpool) 1
GB’s 1994 speech 1
Conway, Derek 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6n
Cook, Robin 1, 2, 3, 4
Coombs, Anthony 1, 2, 3
Coombs, Simon 1
Cooper, Jim 1
Cope, John 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Corbett, Matthew 1, 2
Corbyn, Jeremy 1, 2
Cormack, Patrick 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Coulson, Andy 1
Cranborne, Robert, Lord 1, 2, 3, 4
Crawford, Cynthia 1
Critchley, Sir Julian 1, 2
Cronkite, Walter 1, 2
Crowe, Admiral 1
Crowther, Leslie 1
Cryer, Bob 1, 2, 3
Cumberlege, Julia, Baroness 1
Cunningham, Jack 1
Currie, Edwina 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 affair with John Major 1n, 2
Curry, David 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Dale, Iain 1
d’Ancona, Matthew 1
Daniels, Paul 1
Darling, Alistair 1, 2, 3
David, Elizabeth 1
Davidson, Jim 1
Davies, Nick 1
Davies, Quentin 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Davies, Ron 1
Davis, David (DD of the SS) ‘Drinks’ 1 election result (1997) 1
feeling undervalued 1
GB constituency visit 1
GB’s Whip 1, 2, 3, 4
leadership challenger 1
Maastricht Bill 1
ministerial promotion 1, 2
political honours 1
on trust and leadership election 1
Davis, Noel 1, 2
Day, Robin 1
de Sancha, Antonia 1, 2
Deayton, Angus 1
Deech, Ruth 1
Deedes, Bill, Lord 1
Dench, Judi, Dame 1
Department of National Heritage (DNH) appointments 1, 2
arts policy 1
film policy 1, 2
honours system 1, 2
libraries 1
meetings 1
Trafalgar Square plinth 1
Devlin, Tim 1
Dewar, Donald 1
Diamond, Anne 1
Diana, Princess of Wales 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Dickens, Geoffrey 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Dietrich, Marlene 1
Dobbs, Michael 1, 2
Dobson, Frank 1
Dorrell, Stephen Chester President’s Club dinner 1
Complete Editions story 1
Conference speech (1996) 1
and devolution 1
and Europe 1, 2, 3
and GB 1
GB as PPS 1
Health Secretary 1, 2, 3, 4
leadership ambitions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
and Major 1
PM’s Welsh Conference speech 1
reshuffle rumours 1, 2
support for Major 1
Treasury Financial Secretary 1, 2, 3
US pollster’s advice 1
Douch, Major 1
Douglas-Hamilton, James, Lord 1, 2
Driberg, Tom 1
Drumlanrig, Viscount 1
Dubai 1
Dunblane massacre 1
Duncan, Alan 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Duncan Smith, Iain 1, 2n, 3, 4
Dunwoody, Gwyneth 1
Durant, Sir Anthony 1n, 2
Durrant, Tony 1, 2
Dykes, Hugh 1, 2, 3
Eagle, Angela 1, 2
Early Day Motions (EDM) 1
Ebo, John 1
EDCP Committee (Economic and Domestic Policy) 1, 2, 3
Edmonds, Noel 1
Edward, Earl of Wessex 1, 2
Eggar, Tim 1
Elizabeth II, Queen and Charles and Diana 1
daily message from Whips’ Office 1
drinks party 1
fortieth anniversary lunch 1
GB’s television series 1
and Princess Diana’s death 1
and Robert Maxwell 1
visit to Chester 1
Elizabeth, Queen Mother 1, 2
Elletson, Harold 1, 2
Elliott, Denholm 1
Elton, Ben 1
Emery, Sir Peter 1, 2
Enfield, Harry 1
English Tourist Board (ETB), inaccurate grant story 1
Enright, Derek 1, 2
European elections (1994) 1
European Union Conservative Party divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Council QMV voting 1, 2
EMU policy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Euro referendum 1
fisheries 1
public opinion 1
single currency 1
Evans, David 1, 2
Evans, Jonathan 1, 2, 3
Evans, Nigel 1, 2, 3
Evans, Roger 1, 2
Everett, Jill 1, 2, 3
Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) 1, 2, 3
Eyre, Richard 1
Faber, David 1, 2, 3, 4
Fabricant, Michael 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and Edwina Currie 1
Fairbairn, Sir Nicholas 1, 2, 3, 4
al Fayed, Dodi 1
al-Fayed, Mohammed 1
Feldman, Basil 1
Ferguson, Major Ronald 1
Ferguson, Sarah see Sarah, Duchess of York
Ferrers, Robin, Lord 1
Festing, Andrew 1
Field, Barry 1
Field, Frank 1
Finance Bill (1983) 1
Finance Bill (1994) 1
Finance Bill (1997) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Finkelstein, Danny 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Finney, Albert 1
Firearms Bill 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Fitton, Neil 1
Flynn, Paul 1
Fookes, Janet, Dame 1, 2
Foot, Michael 1
Ford, Sir Edward 1
Forman, Nigel 1, 2, 3, 4
Forster, Peter, Bishop of Chester 1n
Forsyth, Frederick 1
Forsyth, Michael 1, 2 as Scottish Secretary 1, 2, 3, 4
Fortescue, Tim 1
Forth, Eric 1
Foulkes, George 1
Fowler, Norman 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 visit to Chester 1
Fox, Edward 1
Fox, Liam 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Fox, Sir Marcus 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Foyle, Christina 1
Freeman, Roger Chancellor of the Duchy 1
in Chester 1
and Heath 1
Railways Bill 1, 2, 3
Whip 1, 2
and the £10 note 1
French, Douglas 1, 2
Frost, David 1, 2n, 3
Fry, Stephen 1
Gallie, Phil 1
Gambaccini, Paul 1
Gardiner, Sir George 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Garel-Jones, Tristan 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Garnier, Edward 1, 2, 3
Geldof, Bob 1
general election 1 campaign 1
celebrity endorsements 1
criticism of visit to Countess of Chester Hospital radio station 1
date announced 1
GB’s pre-election campaigning 1, 2, 3
Jeffrey Archer visit 1
John Major visit 1
missed meeting at Queen’s Park High School 1, 2
polling day and count 1
general election 1997 Chester campaign 1, 2
Conservative candidate resignations 1
date announced 1
and Europe 1, 2, 3
GB signs Treasury Warrants 1
John Gummer visit 1
Malcolm Rifkind visit 1
Michael Howard visit 1
ministerial role during 1
national campaign 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Peter Lilley visit 1
result 1
Virginia Bottomley visit 1
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Gere, Richard 1
Gest, David 1
Getty, J. Paul, Jr 1, 2, 3
Gielgud, John 1, 2, 3
Gilbert, Martin 1
Gillan, Cheryl 1
Gillard, Karen 1
Gingrich, Newton 1n
Gloucester, Duchess of 1
Gloucester, Duke of 1
Goldsmith, Sir James 1, 2, 3
Goodlad, Alastair Cheshire constituency 1n, 2, 3
Chief Whip 1, 2n, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Grand National 1
Goodlad, Cecilia 1, 2
Gorman, Teresa 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Gorst, Sir John 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Goschen, Giles 1
Gould, Bryan 1, 2, 3, 4n
Gove, Michael 1, 2n
Gowrie, Grey, Lord 1, 2
Grace, Nicholas 1
Grade, Michael 1, 2, 3, 4
Grant, Hugh 1
Gray, Donald, Canon 1
Greene, Sally 1
Greenway, Harry 1
Greer, Ian 1n, 2, 3, 4
Griffiths, Peter 1n
Grylls, Michael 1n
Gulf War (1991–2) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Gummer, John and BSE crisis 1
and Chester 1
Environment Secretary 1
and Europe 1
GB’s constituency speech 1
GB’s high opinion of 1, 2, 3
Roman Catholic church 1
sponsor for GB as parliamentary candidate 1, 2
supports Kenneth Clarke 1
Gummer, Peter 1
Gunn, Sheila 1, 2, 3
Hague, Ffion 1, 2
Hague, William 2001 election defeat 1n, 2, 3
Conference speeches 1, 2
Denis Healey’s opinion 1
DSS Minister 1, 2
election defeat (2001) 1
future Foreign Secretary 1
GB’s interview 1
humour 1
Leader of Conservative Party 1
leadership prospects 1, 2, 3
North Wales child abuse inquiry 1
PPS to Norman Lamont 1, 2, 3
and Princess Diana’s death 1
rumours concerning 1
Treasury PPS 1, 2
Welsh Secretary 1
Hailsham, Lord 1, 2
Hain, Peter 1
Hamilton, Archibald 1, 2n, 3
Hamilton, Christine 1997 election campaign 1, 2
distressing effect of Al-Fayed case 1, 2
House of Commons background 1
local support 1
and the press 1
socialising with GB 1, 2, 3, 4
Hamilton, Neil 1997 election campaign 1, 2
bankruptcy 1
Barbara Cartland lunch 1
continues to stand as Conservative candidate 1
Dispatches, programme 1
DTI minister 1, 2, 3
early meetings with GB 1
friendship with GB 1, 2, 3, 4
Guardian Al-Fayed accusations 1, 2, 3
Guardian libel action 1, 2
loses seat (1997) 1
and Margaret Thatcher 1
Paris Ritz sojourn 1
right-winger 1
Standards and Privileges Committee report 1, 2, 3
Hanley, Jeremy Defence minister 1, 2, 3
Foreign Office Minister 1, 2
friendship with GB 1, 2
and GB’s first day in the Commons 1
loses seat (1997) 1
Northern Ireland minister 1, 2
Party Chairman 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
and Peter Morrison 1
pride in being an MP 1
sponsor for GB as parliamentary candidate 1, 2
Hansard 1
Hanson, David 1
Hargreaves, Andrew 1
Harkness, Mr 1
Harman, Harriet 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Harriman, Pamela (formerly Churchill) 1n, 2
Harris, Anita 1, 2
Harris, Richard 1
Harry, Prince 1, 2, 3
Hattersley, Roy 1n
Hawkins, Nick 1, 2
Hayes, Jerry 1, 2, 3, 4
Heald, Oliver 1, 2
Heald, Tim 1n
Healey, Denis 1n, 2, 3, 4
Heath, Edw
ard
1970 election 1 at Party conferences 1
Commons Chamber seat 1
criticisms of Conservative Party 1, 2
Father of the House 1
GB’s dinner with 1
GB’s interview with 1
and James Goldsmith 1
and John Smith 1
and Mrs Thatcher 1, 2
on political leadership 1
praise for Labour 1
and Princess Diana 1
Heathcoat-Amory, David 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Heffer, Simon 1
Hegde, Mridul 1
Hendry, Charles 1n
Henson, Jim 1
Heseltine, Michael 1 and Chester constituency 1, 2
Conference speeches 1, 2, 3, 4
Deputy Prime Minister 1, 2, 3
DTI 1, 2, 3, 4
and Europe 1, 2
GB’s animal analogy 1
GB’s meeting 1
Greenham Common solution 1
heart attack 1, 2
imperious nature 1
leadership ambitions 1
leadership challenger 1, 2, 3, 4
London Fashion Week 1
and Major 1
and Neil Hamilton 1
pit closures 1
public expenditure 1, 2
Seitz’s leaving party 1
Westland helicopters 1
withdraws from leadership race 1
Hewitt, James 1, 2, 3
Higgins, Terence 1
Hill, James 1
Hill, Jonathan 1, 2, 3, 4, 5n
Hirst, Micky 1
Hitchens, Peter 1
Hodge, Pat 1
Hodges, Veronica 1
Hoey, Kate 1, 2
Hogg, Douglas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Hogg, Sarah 1, 2, 3n, 4n
Hoggart, Simon 1
Holden, Tony 1
honours system 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Hope, Bob 1
Horam, John 1, 2, 3
House, Chris 1
House of Commons analysis of Parliament’s weaknesses 1
backbench committees 1
bad breath 1
Chamber 1
debates on the floor of the House 1
division lobby votes 1
Education Bill division 1
GB not called to speak 1
GB’s adjournment debates 1, 2
GB’s debates 1
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