hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst bˈækbɛntʃ ˌɛmpˈiːz tʊ ˈɜːdʒ mˈɑːɹɡɹət θˈætʃɚ tə stˈænd fɚðə pˈɑːɹɾi lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv.
He was one of the first backbench MPs to urge Margaret Thatcher to stand for the Party leadership in 1975.