▁to ▁Labour ' s ▁Michael ▁Bar nes ▁by ▁ 6 0 7 ▁votes . ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁for ▁War wick ▁& ▁Le am ington : ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 1 9 9 7 ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁ 2 ▁years ▁as ▁director ▁for ▁public ▁relations ▁for ▁the ▁Be ech am ▁Group , ▁D ud ley ▁Smith ▁yet ▁again ▁found ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁Commons ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁War wick ▁& ▁Le am ington ▁which ▁he ▁won ▁with ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁ 2 1 , 9 2 2 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁War wick ▁and ▁Le am ington ▁by - e lection . ▁It ▁was ▁triggered ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Att orney ▁General , ▁Sir ▁John ▁Hob son . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁opposition ▁sp okes man ▁on ▁employ ment ▁and ▁product ivity , ▁and ▁with ▁his ▁former ▁b oss ▁Robert ▁Car r ▁who ▁was ▁now ▁Sh adow ▁Minister ▁of ▁Labour , ▁Smith ▁argued ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁that ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Emp loyment ▁and ▁Product ivity , ▁Barbara ▁Castle , ▁should ▁hold ▁to ▁her ▁‘ In ▁Place ▁of ▁Str ife ’ ▁white ▁paper ▁which ▁proposed ▁to ▁restrict ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁trade ▁un ions . ▁She ▁did ▁ad here ▁to ▁their ▁advice . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁returning ▁to ▁power ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁general ▁election , ▁the ▁new ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁Edward ▁He ath , ▁put ▁Smith ▁under ▁Car r ▁as ▁Under