Mahor Curry affair revealed April 1997

Major Curry affair revealed April 1997

WI John Major's relationship with Ms Currie were revealed in the last week or two of the 1997 election.

How much worse could the tories have done?
 
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I don't think it would have harmed the Tories at all, it might have distracted during Labour's campaign messaging, pushing Blair off of the front page. Tories might have won a couple of the marginal seats and had more MPs. Major and Currie would have been tarred and feathered though.
 
The Tories develop a stab-in-the-back-theory centred around the offending tabloid (RUPERT! Or perhaps continental yellow press) and, to a lesser extent, the two love birds.
But if they're convinced the epic Labour victory of an 'up-for-Portillo' margin is not a result of the party's behaviour then things get very interesting in 2001, when everyone is shocked to see them win barely a handful of seats back.
 
It would actually have been a boost for Major, and quite a large one by the standards of the day. No longer would he be regarded as 'The grey man'. He'd be a far more human character, and would have 90% of the nation's White Van drivers going 'Get in there my son!'. That's the Tory electoral base secured for some time.
 
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