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1993. The year that the Maastricht Treaty was signed by British Prime Minister, John Major, much to the disapproval, surprisingly, from MPs serving in both main parties. Conservative backbenchers went against their own leader, stating his decisions were greatly out of touch, and that Britain would be better-suited to a more modern Prime Minister. In an attempt to rally the troops, Major called for a parliamentary vote of confidence, stating that his MPs would have to 'put up' or 'shut up'.

As we know, IOTL Major won this vote by a narrow margin, but what would have occurred had he failed to do so? Would we have seen a new Conservative leader? Would John Smith, the new leader of the Labour Party, been able to rise up in the face of his personal adversities in order to take his party out of the dark ages? And ultimately, with another global recession on the horizon, who would be able to Grab The Bull By The Horns and stake their claim as the man to lead Britain securely into the 21st century?

All of these questions, derived from one alternate answer: "No".
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