Gyles Brandreth
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Podcast Appearances
It was always a joy to go and work with him.
So...
Isn't that nice?
I mean, I don't want to cry, but isn't it nice to be able to say someone was always a joy to work with?
I can't remember.
We worked together for years.
I cannot remember a bad day of going to work with this man.
So that's the first.
Then, and I did tell you about this when it happened, my friend Jeremy Hanley died.
Sir Jeremy Hanley, KCMG, formerly a Conservative Member of Parliament, Foreign Office Minister.
In fact, I think for a while he was Chairman of the Conservative Party.
But he was a very middle-of-the-road man.
He was just a decent individual, a lovely man.
And he, again, he just made you laugh.
He was a very witty speaker.
Famously, he was at a dinner with Margaret Thatcher.
after a general election at which he got back a very small majority, but he got 20,067 votes.
20,067 votes and he won the seat.
And at this speech when Margaret Thatcher was there, he said, I must thank you, Margaret, Prime Minister, I must thank you because you came to support me and you secured me that 67 extra votes that won me the seat
Margaret Thatcher, thank you.