Heseltine was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet in June 1974 as Industry spokesman. If the Conservatives had won either of the general elections in 1974 (February or October) he would almost certainly have joined the Cabinet. He was shadowing Tony Benn, who planned a major expansion of public ownership through the National Enterprise Board. In the summer of 1974, Heseltine put together a team of over 20 Conservative MPs, each a specialist in a particular industry, to campaign against Benn's plans.Crick 1997, pp. 178–9.
heseltine was promoted to the shadow cabinet in june 1974 as industry spokesman if the conservatives had won either of the general elections in 1974 (february or october) he would almost certainly have joined the cabinet he was shadowing tony benn who planned a major expansion of public ownership through the national enterprise board in the summer of 1974 heseltine put together a team of over 20 conservative mps each a specialist in a particular industry to campaign against benn's planscrick 1997 pp 178–9