▁En ah oro ▁was ▁deport ed ▁and ▁subsequently ▁ja iled ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁years . ▁ ▁Other ▁areas ▁that ▁Smith ▁took ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁during ▁his ▁first ▁parliament ▁included ▁san it ary ▁concerns ▁over ▁the ▁River ▁Th ames , ▁and ▁more ▁rad ically ▁local ▁tax ▁reform . ▁Si xty ▁Conserv ative ▁MP s ▁called ▁for ▁education ▁to ▁be ▁fund ed ▁directly ▁by ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁instead ▁of ▁by ▁local ▁rates . ▁ ▁As ▁troubles ▁grew ▁for ▁the ▁then ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Harold ▁Mac mill an , ▁Smith ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁relatively ▁young ▁T ory ▁MP s ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁who ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁leadership . ▁Their ▁preference ▁was ▁Edward ▁He ath , ▁the ▁Lord ▁Priv y ▁Se al ▁who ▁would ▁subsequently ▁become ▁leader ▁and ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁or ▁Regin ald ▁Ma ud ling , ▁the ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Ex che quer ▁over ▁that ▁of ▁then ▁favour ite ▁Rab ▁Butler , ▁or ▁I ain ▁Mac le od . ▁U nt im ely ▁Lord ▁Home ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁successor . ▁▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁also ▁saw ▁Smith ▁became ▁P PS ▁to ▁Robert ▁Car r , ▁Minister ▁for ▁Techn ical ▁Co operation , ▁then ▁as ▁an ▁opposition ▁wh ip ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁However , ▁his ▁clim b ▁in ▁power ▁was ▁cut ▁short ▁by ▁the ▁Labour ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁general ▁election , ▁and ▁then ▁Smith ▁losing ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6