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- Westland_affair abstract "The Westland affair in 1985-86 was an episode in which the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her Defence Minister Michael Heseltine went public over a complex cabinet dispute with questions raised about integrity and which senior official was not telling the truth.The argument was a result of differences of opinion as to the future of the British helicopter industry. The struggling Westland Aircraft company, Britain's last helicopter manufacturer, was to be the subject of a rescue bid. While the Defence Secretary Heseltine favoured a European solution, integrating Westland and British Aerospace (BAe) with Italian (Agusta) and French companies, the Prime Minister and the Trade and Industry Secretary Leon Brittan wanted to see Westland merge with Sikorsky, an American company. Heseltine refused to accept Thatcher's choice and suggested she had lied about it. She had leaked a confidential letter, then tried to cover that up. It resulted in resignations in January 1986 by Heseltine and Brittan. The episode embarrassed the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher in 1986 and hurt her reputation.".
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- Westland_affair subject Category:1986_in_politics.
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- Westland_affair subject Category:History_of_the_Conservative_Party_(UK).
- Westland_affair subject Category:Margaret_Thatcher.
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- Westland_affair comment "The Westland affair in 1985-86 was an episode in which the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her Defence Minister Michael Heseltine went public over a complex cabinet dispute with questions raised about integrity and which senior official was not telling the truth.The argument was a result of differences of opinion as to the future of the British helicopter industry.".
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