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Sir Anthony John Charles Meyer, 3rd Baronet (27 October 1920 – 24 December 2004) was a British soldier, diplomat, and Conservative Party politician. Member of Parliament for Eton and Slough (1964–1966), Member of Parliament for West Flintshire (1970–1983), Member of Parliament for North West Clwyd (1983–1992). He is best known for standing against Margaret Thatcher for the party leadership in 1989. For his "treachery" he was deselected as a candidate for the 1992 general election by the constituency party.

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• New Statesman: The Stalking Horse

  http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/02/father-thatcher-european
  Sir Anthony Meyer's son Ashley remembers his father's doomed bid to challenge Margaret Thatcher for the Tory leadership in November 1989.

• Telegraph: Sir Anthony Meyer

  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1480801/Sir-Anthony-Meyer.html
  Obituary of Tory MP whose challenge to Margaret Thatcher's leadership marked the beginning of her downfall.

• The Guardian: Obituary: Sir Anthony Meyer

  http://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/jan/08/guardianobituaries.conservatives
  A patrician Tory whose leadership challenge to Margaret Thatcher in 1989 heralded her downfall.

• Wikipedia: Sir Anthony Meyer, 3rd Baronet

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Anthony_Meyer,_3rd_Baronet
  Article updated by the public about the Conservative MP for Eton and Slough, from 1964 to 1966, Clwyd North West from 1970 to 1992, deselected for pro-EU views, leading him to join the Liberal Democrats, three years before his death aged 84, in 2004. Includes biography, political and diplomatic career, war service and education, with references and related links.

 

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