From grey suits to grass roots: Choosing Conservative leaders

British Politics

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-235

  Denham, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservative party; Hague rules; Leadership selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 68549101731     PISSN: 1746918X     EISSN: 17469198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/bp.2009.5     Document Type: Article

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