1975 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election cabinet members pledged their support for Heath including Jim Prior, Peter Carrington, Leader in the House of Lords, and Robert Carr, Shadow Chancellor. However Margaret Thatcher opted to stand, with Airey Neave as her campaign manager, as did backbencher Hugh Fraser. Even then many believed that Heath would win easily. Thatcher's support was seen as minimal, with all the Conservative daily newspapers backing Heath (although the weekly "The Spectator" backed Thatcher). As the election went on it became clear that the race was going to be much closer, as Thatcher became the clear candidate to be supported by discontented backbenchers.
Ted Heath discography The Ted Heath Years with Lita Roza, Dennis Lotis The Very Best of Ted Heath (Ted Heath Band) vol. 1 The World of Big Band Blues see Big Band Blues The Years of Fame Things to come (Our Kind of Jazz) Those were the Days Transcriptions 1 radio Transcriptions 2 radio Turn on the Heath CD Memoir CDMOIR 532 Selection (untitled) 10 in (Blue Skies etc.) 03/52 West Side Story and other Great Broadway Hits Will ye no come back again (Lydia MacDonald w Ted Heath) Winifred Atwell: Hall of Fame/Rhapsody in blue World of Big Band Blues see Big