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By Sanchia Berg
image captionJohn Major was prime minister between 1990 and 1997
Impressionist Rory Bremner saved John Major s bacon when he inadvertently thwarted a Tory revolt against him, newly released files show.
Documents from the National Archives tell how Bremner impersonated the then-PM when he phoned Eurosceptic Tory MPs in 1993, asking for their support.
They had planned to challenge Sir John s leadership at the time of the Conservative conference in Blackpool.
But the lead rebel thought it was the PM phoning and abandoned the revolt.
Bremner, who made the calls in September 1993 for his new Channel 4 show, has since said he had no idea he had helped to thwart a rebellion 27 years ago.
How Rory Bremner s spoof calls as frantic John Major staved off Tory Eurosceptic rebellion
Impressionist s portrayal of then Prime Minister in hoax calls to rebellious MPs was so realistic potential rebellion was quashed
30 December 2020 • 12:56pm
Comedian Rory Bremner as politician John Major in a sketch from the BBC television impression show Rory Bremner broadcast in 1991
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When Rory Bremner telephoned the Conservative Party’s “awkward squad” to impersonate a “frantic” John Major pleading for support, the comedian hoped only that his mischievousness would make wonderful television.
But, the impressionist was so convincing that the troublemaking MPs decided to “lay off” the then prime minister “saving his bacon”, files released by the National Archives in Kew reveal.