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David Mellor, the Glossary

David John Mellor (born 12 March 1949) is a British broadcaster, barrister, and former politician.^[1]

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After Dark (TV programme)

After Dark was a British late-night live television discussion programme that was broadcast weekly on Channel 4 between 1987 and 1991, and which returned for specials between 1993 and 1997.

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Dame Angela Claire Rosemary Rumbold (née Jones; 11 August 1932 – 19 June 2010) was a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament from a 1982 by-election until the 1997 general election. David Mellor and Angela Rumbold are uK MPs 1979–1983, uK MPs 1983–1987, uK MPs 1987–1992 and uK MPs 1992–1997.

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Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986

The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, sometimes referred to as ASPA, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (1986 c. 14) passed in 1986, which regulates the use of animals used for research in the UK.

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Anthony Trafford, Baron Trafford

Joseph Anthony Porteous Trafford, Baron Trafford of Falmer, FRCP (20 July 1932 – 16 September 1989) was a British Conservative Party politician and physician.

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Antonia de Sancha

Antonia de Sancha (born 14 September 1961 in Hammersmith, London) is an English actress and businesswoman best known as the former mistress of British Conservative Member of Parliament and Cabinet minister David Mellor which became public knowledge in 1992.

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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.

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Barrister

A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC.

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BBC Radio 3

BBC Radio 3 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC.

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BBC Radio 5 Live

BBC Radio 5 Live is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC.

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Cabinet of the United Kingdom

The Cabinet of the United Kingdom is the senior decision-making body of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Call to the bar

The call to the bar is a legal term of art in most common law jurisdictions where persons must be qualified to be allowed to argue in court on behalf of another party and are then said to have been "called to the bar" or to have received "call to the bar".

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Cambridge University Conservative Association

The Cambridge University Conservative Association, or CUCA, is a student political society founded 1921, as a Conservative Association for students at Cambridge University, although it has earlier roots in the late nineteenth century.

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Catherine Pepinster

Catherine Pepinster (born 7 June 1959) is an English editor, historian, commentator and writer with a focus on theology, Catholic and Anglican ecumenism, church history, and religion and politics.

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Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation.

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Chief Secretary to the Treasury

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is a ministerial office in the government of the United Kingdom and is the second most senior ministerial office in HM Treasury, after the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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Christ's College, Cambridge

Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.

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Classic FM (UK)

Classic FM (styled as CLASSIC M) is one of the United Kingdom's three Independent National Radio stations and is owned and operated by Global Media & Entertainment (Global).

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Cochlear implant

A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted neuroprosthesis that provides a person who has moderate-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss with sound perception.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.

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Crown Prosecution Service

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is the principal public agency for conducting criminal prosecutions in England and Wales.

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Daily Mirror

The Daily Mirror is a British national daily tabloid newspaper.

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Department of Energy (United Kingdom)

The Department of Energy was a department of the United Kingdom Government.

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Dorset

Dorset (archaically: Dorsetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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East London

East London is the northeastern part of London, England, east of the ancient City of London and north of the River Thames as it begins to widen.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Evening Standard

The Evening Standard, formerly The Standard (1827–1904), is a long-established newspaper, since 2009 a local free newspaper in tabloid format, with a website on the Internet, published in London, England.

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is the ministry of foreign affairs and a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Graham Fraser (otolaryngologist)

James Graham Farncombe Fraser (1 May 1936 – 8 February 1994) was an English otolaryngologist.

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Hearing loss

Hearing loss is a partial or total inability to hear.

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High Court of Justice

The High Court of Justice in London, known properly as His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, are the Senior Courts of England and Wales.

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Home Office

The Home Office (HO), also known (especially in official papers and when referred to in Parliament) as the Home Department, is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Hugh Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Putney

Hugh Gater Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Putney, (27 July 1908 – 26 January 2004) was a British Labour politician, campaigner and member of Parliament (MP) and the House of Lords.

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James Goldsmith

Sir James Michael Goldsmith (26 February 1933 – 18 July 1997) was a French-British financier, tycoon and politician who was a member of the Goldsmith family.

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Jaweed al-Ghussein

Jaweed al-Ghussein (جويد الغصين; 18 July 1930 – 1 July 2008) was a Palestinian educationist and philanthropist.

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Jeffrey Archer

Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is an English novelist and former politician.

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John Major

Sir John Major (born 29 March 1943) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. David Mellor and John Major are Chief Secretaries to the Treasury, uK MPs 1979–1983, uK MPs 1983–1987, uK MPs 1987–1992 and uK MPs 1992–1997.

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John Patten, Baron Patten

John Haggitt Charles Patten, Baron Patten, (born 17 July 1945) is a British politician. David Mellor and John Patten, Baron Patten are uK MPs 1979–1983, uK MPs 1983–1987, uK MPs 1987–1992 and uK MPs 1992–1997.

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Ken Livingstone

Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945) is an English retired politician who served as the Leader of the Greater London Council (GLC) from 1981 until the council was abolished in 1986, and as Mayor of London from the creation of the office in 2000 until 2008. David Mellor and Ken Livingstone are British broadcaster-politicians, uK MPs 1987–1992 and uK MPs 1992–1997.

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King's Counsel

In the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth realms, a King's Counsel (post-nominal initials KC) is a lawyer appointed by the state as a senior advocate or barrister with a high degree of skill and experience in the law.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.

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LBC

LBC (originally the London Broadcasting Company) is a British phone-in and talk radio station owned and operated by Global and based in its headquarters in London.

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Leveson Inquiry

The Leveson Inquiry was a judicial public inquiry into the culture, practices, and ethics of the British press following the News International phone hacking scandal, chaired by Lord Justice Leveson, who was appointed in July 2011.

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Mafia

"Mafia" is an informal term that is used to describe criminal organizations that bear a strong similarity to the organized crime groups from Italy.

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Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, (13 October 19258 April 2013) was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. David Mellor and Margaret Thatcher are uK MPs 1979–1983, uK MPs 1983–1987 and uK MPs 1987–1992.

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Max Clifford

Maxwell Frank Clifford (6 April 1943 – 10 December 2017) was an English convicted sex offender and publicist who was particularly associated with promoting "kiss and tell" stories in tabloid newspapers.

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Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)

In the United Kingdom, a member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Michael Portillo

Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo (born 26 May 1953) is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative Party politician. David Mellor and Michael Portillo are British broadcaster-politicians, Chief Secretaries to the Treasury, uK MPs 1983–1987, uK MPs 1987–1992 and uK MPs 1992–1997.

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Minister of State for Health (UK)

The Minister of State for Health is a mid-level position in the Department of Health and Social Care in the British government.

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Minister of State for Home Affairs (United Kingdom)

The Minister of State for Home Affairs is a mid-level position in the Home Office in the British government.

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Norman Lamont

Norman Stewart Hughson Lamont, Baron Lamont of Lerwick, (born 8 May 1942) is a British politician and former Conservative MP for Kingston-upon-Thames. David Mellor and Norman Lamont are Chief Secretaries to the Treasury, uK MPs 1979–1983, uK MPs 1983–1987, uK MPs 1987–1992 and uK MPs 1992–1997.

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October 1974 United Kingdom general election

The October 1974 United Kingdom general election took place on Thursday 10 October 1974 to elect 635 members of the House of Commons.

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Palestine Liberation Organization

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO; منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية) is a Palestinian nationalist coalition that is internationally recognized as the official representative of the Palestinian people; i.e. the globally dispersed population, not just those in the Palestinian territories who are represented by the Palestinian Authority.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories.

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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts and Heritage

In the Government of the United Kingdom, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage and Libraries is a ministerial post in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific is a junior-level ministerial position in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of His Majesty's Government.

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Penelope Lyttelton, Viscountess Cobham

Penelope Ann Lyttelton, Viscountess Cobham, (née Cooper; born 2 January 1954), is a British businesswoman known for her involvement in a number of quangos (an acronym for quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations).

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Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

Peter Leonard Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, (3 March 1934 – 13 May 2023) was a British politician. David Mellor and Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville are Secretaries of State for National Heritage, uK MPs 1979–1983, uK MPs 1983–1987, uK MPs 1987–1992 and uK MPs 1992–1997.

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Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) (PACE) is an Act of Parliament which instituted a legislative framework for the powers of police officers in England and Wales to combat crime, and provided codes of practice for the exercise of those powers.

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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom.

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Privy Council (United Kingdom)

The Privy Council (formally His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council) is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom.

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Prosecution of Offences Act 1985

The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (c. 23) is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom.

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Public speaking

Public speaking, also called oratory, is the act or skill of delivering speeches on a subject before a live audience.

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Putney (UK Parliament constituency)

Putney is a constituency in Greater London created in 1918 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Fleur Anderson of the Labour Party.

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Referendum Party

The Referendum Party was a Eurosceptic, single-issue political party that was active in the United Kingdom from 1994 to 1997.

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Revolutions of 1989

The Revolutions of 1989, also known as the Fall of Communism, were a revolutionary wave of liberal democracy movements that resulted in the collapse of most Marxist–Leninist governments in the Eastern Bloc and other parts of the world.

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Richard Luce, Baron Luce

Richard Napier Luce, Baron Luce, (born 14 October 1936) is a British politician. David Mellor and Richard Luce, Baron Luce are uK MPs 1979–1983, uK MPs 1983–1987 and uK MPs 1987–1992.

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The secretary of state for culture, media and sport, also referred to as the culture secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with overall responsibility for strategy and policy across the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

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Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

The secretary of state for health and social care, also referred to as the health secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the work of the Department of Health and Social Care.

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St Katharine Docks

St Katharine Docks is a former dock and now a mixed-used district in Central London, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and within the East End.

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Swanage Grammar School

Swanage Grammar School was a former school in Swanage, Dorset, England, established in.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Herald (Glasgow)

The Herald is a Scottish broadsheet newspaper founded in 1783.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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The Mail on Sunday

The Mail on Sunday is a British conservative newspaper, published in a tabloid format.

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The Right Honourable

The Right Honourable (abbreviation: The Rt Hon. or variations) is an honorific style traditionally applied to certain persons and collective bodies in the United Kingdom, the former British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations.

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The Sun (United Kingdom)

The Sun is a British tabloid newspaper, published by the News Group Newspapers division of News UK, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Lachlan Murdoch's News Corp. It was founded as a broadsheet in 1964 as a successor to the Daily Herald, and became a tabloid in 1969 after it was purchased by its current owner.

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The Sunday People

The Sunday People is a British tabloid Sunday newspaper.

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Third Thatcher ministry

Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 4 May 1979 to 28 November 1990, during which time she led a Conservative majority government.

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Tim Renton

Ronald Timothy Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, (28 May 1932 – 25 August 2020) was a British Conservative Party politician. David Mellor and Tim Renton are uK MPs 1979–1983, uK MPs 1983–1987, uK MPs 1987–1992 and uK MPs 1992–1997.

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Tony Colman (politician)

Anthony John Colman (born 24 July 1943) is a British politician, businessman, and academic, who served as the Labour Member of Parliament for Putney from 1997 to 2005.

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Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree

Antony Harold Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree, OBE, PC, DL (29 August 1937 – 25 March 2012) was a British Conservative politician and former Cabinet member. David Mellor and Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree are uK MPs 1979–1983, uK MPs 1983–1987, uK MPs 1987–1992 and uK MPs 1992–1997.

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University Challenge

University Challenge is a British television quiz programme which first aired in 1962.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England.

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Wareham, Dorset

Wareham is a historic market town and, under the name Wareham Town, a civil parish, in the English county of Dorset.

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West Bromwich East (UK Parliament constituency)

West Bromwich East was a constituency in the West Midlands in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

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William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill

William Arthur Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill (born 15 August 1946) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Cabinet minister from 1990 until 1997, and is a life member of the Tory Reform Group. David Mellor and William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill are Chief Secretaries to the Treasury, uK MPs 1979–1983, uK MPs 1983–1987, uK MPs 1987–1992 and uK MPs 1992–1997.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mellor

Also known as David John Mellor, Mellor, David, Melloring, Minister for Fun.

, Minister of State for Home Affairs (United Kingdom), Norman Lamont, October 1974 United Kingdom general election, Palestine Liberation Organization, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Arts and Heritage, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific, Penelope Lyttelton, Viscountess Cobham, Peter Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Privy Council (United Kingdom), Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, Public speaking, Putney (UK Parliament constituency), Referendum Party, Revolutions of 1989, Richard Luce, Baron Luce, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, St Katharine Docks, Swanage Grammar School, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Herald (Glasgow), The Independent, The Mail on Sunday, The Right Honourable, The Sun (United Kingdom), The Sunday People, Third Thatcher ministry, Tim Renton, Tony Colman (politician), Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree, University Challenge, University of Cambridge, Wareham, Dorset, West Bromwich East (UK Parliament constituency), William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill, YouTube, 1979 United Kingdom general election, 1992 United Kingdom general election, 1997 United Kingdom general election.

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See also

British broadcaster-politicians

Chief Secretaries to the Treasury

People educated at Swanage Grammar School

Secretaries of State for National Heritage

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