Lawyer and MP who endured a turbulent time as Attorney General in John Major's Conservative government

September 3rd, 2010  by Bella

During the long years of Margaret Thatcher's dominance of Conservative and national politics, Nicholas Lyell occupied a somewhat anomalous position on the political spectrum and never gained the advancement which, his friends believed, his talents merited. He served for seven years from 1979 as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Sir Michael (later Lord) Havers, who became » Read More

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