Media: Perks minute for MT (Howe speech after Lawson resignation) [journalists told Ingham that Howe 'acolytes' rang them to talk up the speech and offer 'spin'] [released Mar 2019]

Document type:	Declassified documents
Source:	Thatcher MSS, Churchill Archive Centre: THCR 1/3/32 f89
Editorial comments:	Sir Geoffrey Howe had made a speech in Bath on Saturday 28 Oct widely interpreted as a warning to MT following Lawson's resignation. See discussion on this page. Read all documents from the 1989 release of MT's party and personal papers.
Importance ranking:	Major
Word count:	1p
Themes:	Monetary policy, Economic, monetary & political union, Media, Executive, Executive (appointments), Conservatism, Leadership