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Home / Regional / Europe / United Kingdom / Society and Culture / Politics / Parties / Conservative / History / 2001 Leadership Election
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- Iain Duncan Smith - BBC News Online - Nytta Mann profiles this former soldier, ardent Thatcherite and his rise to the leadership of the Conservative Party.
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk_politics/newsid_1534000/1534417.stm
- Ken Clarke - Official Campaign Site - Site of the pro-European former Chancellor and leadership runner-up. Includes an archive of newspaper comments about his campaign, press releases, and a biography.
www.kennethclarke.net
- Leadership Election - Conservatives.com - This Conservative Party site provides official biographies of all declared candidates, an explanation of the selection process and the official result of the contest.
www.conservatives.com/leadership.cfm
- The Election Rules - Guardian Unlimited - Explains the process by which the Leader of the Conservative Party is elected.
politics.guardian.co.uk/conservatives/comment/0,9236,499961,00.html
- BBC News - Tory Leadership Contest 2001 - Latest news, results, biographies, analysis of the task facing the new leader, and details of William Hague's legacy. Iain Duncan Smith defeated Kenneth Clarke in a postal ballot of all Tory members.
news.bbc.co.uk//hi/english/in_depth/uk_politics/2001/tory_leadership_contest/default.stm
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