▁the ▁spot ty ▁youth s " ▁who ▁were ▁trying ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁T ories ▁more ▁soci ally ▁inclus ive . ▁T eb bit ▁said : ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁chief ▁executive ... ▁I ▁think ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁good ▁influence ▁in ▁Central ▁Office ." ▁Mac G reg or ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁former ▁MP , ▁Barry ▁Leg g . ▁ ▁Central ▁Office ▁was ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying ▁that ▁Mac G reg or ' s ▁departure ▁was ▁" long - pl anned ▁and ▁by ▁mut ual ▁consent ". ▁He ▁wanted ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁candidate ▁and ▁could ▁not ▁do ▁so ▁while ▁chief ▁executive , ▁but ▁he ▁had ▁reported ly ▁cl ashed ▁with ▁Smith ▁both ▁over ▁policy ▁and ▁organis ational ▁issues ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁v ex ed ▁issue ▁of ▁Dun can - Smith ' s ▁wife ▁working ▁for ▁her ▁husband . ▁( See ▁# B ets yg ate ) ▁ ▁Central ▁Office ▁claims ▁were ▁und erm ined ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁when ▁Michael ▁Port illo ▁MP ▁( a ▁leadership ▁rival ▁to ▁Dun can - Smith ), ▁raised ▁fresh ▁doub ts ▁about ▁I ain ▁Dun can ▁Smith ' s ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv atives ▁saying ▁he ▁was ▁deeply ▁disappoint ed ▁by ▁the ▁replacement ▁of ▁Mark ▁Mac G reg or . ▁Port illo ▁said ▁: ▁" Mark ▁Mac G reg or ▁and ▁Rick ▁N ye ▁are ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁tal ented ▁people ▁that ▁the ▁party ▁has ▁ever ▁employed ▁and ▁their ▁achiev ements ▁will ▁be ▁badly ▁missed ." ▁John ▁Ber