Chapter 11 10 Downing Street

London's Westminster Palace, after the door of the House of Commons hall was opened, the reporters who had been waiting outside couldn't wait to rush up, Prime Minister Thatcher was now with the assistance of his assistants, walking briskly out of the crowd on the third floor and the outer three floors, she had been questioned by the parliament for seven hours today, and the opposition Labour Party MPs adopted crowd tactics against her, attacking her strategy in turn, and even within the Conservative Party, there were some doubts. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Thatcher had an unforgettable and profound understanding of the power of the National Union of Workers. Almost exactly a decade ago, Prime Minister Heath was ousted from 10 Downing Street by striking workers, and the Labour Party was in power for a long time. It was then that he took over as leader of the Conservative Party, and it was not until he won the general election after 1979 that the Conservatives were brought back to power. Now that the miners' association has gone on strike again, many are questioning how long the Iron Lady, who led LinkedIn to victory in the Falklands last year and was widely loved by the people, can serve as prime minister.

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher got into the car with a blank face and refused to be interviewed. He knocked on the roof of the car and motioned for the driver to get out of here and head back to Downing Street. Unfortunately, there were people in front of and behind the car, and a large number of protesters gathered outside the Palace of Westminster, blocking her way home. The surrounding police officers had to force the prime minister's car to clear the way.

After walking for more than an hour on the way home in just ten minutes, Prime Minister Thatcher sat in the car and looked coldly at the noise outside. He regretted that he didn't come out with his head held high when he came out just now, and he didn't know if those reporters had photographed her tired face, and if it was published in tomorrow's newspaper, those political commentators would have said it again.

The car slowly stopped in front of Downing Street, and Thatcher stepped out of the car, where the staff of the Prime Minister's Office had been waiting for a long time. Just when Prime Minister Thatcher was about to say that she would not be dealing with any work tonight, her butler told her: "Mr. MacGrady has been waiting for a long time!" ”

Prime Minister Thatcher gently pulled the butler aside and asked in a whisper, "What was Mr. McGrady's face like when he came in?" Is it listless, or restless? ”

"It's restless, ma'am! I seem to be very eager to discuss something important with you! The butler recalled for a moment and said with certainty.

When Prime Minister Thatcher heard this answer, he was mentally clever, this McGrady would not have resigned from himself! If he is listless, this is normal, these days a bunch of waiting for him, he can be in good spirits! Since he has eagerly come to discuss something with him, he has probably already made up his mind to resign, this bastard, isn't resigning at this juncture to give those Labour MPs and the president of the National Union of Mineworkers morale!

Thinking of this, Prime Minister Thatcher immediately rushed into the reception room! She pushed open the door, walked into the room, raised her index finger and said loudly, "NO! NO! NO! Never think about quitting, there are no doors! ”

McGrady was taken aback by Prime Minister Thatcher's move and quickly got up from his chair! His hands were clasped together unnaturally, and he didn't know how to speak. Obviously, Prime Minister Thatcher must have misunderstood that he had come to resign.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I'm here to ......"

"Don't talk to me about resignation, there's no door! Ian, can't you just hold on a little bit? Haven't you thought about how much trouble it will bring if you resign at this time? Prime Minister Thatcher interrupted the other party rudely, she was tired enough, and she didn't want to listen to the things of her pig teammates anymore.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister (Your Excellency (The Right Honourable is a title, all cabinet ministers can be called Your Excellency), I am not here to resign, I have good news for you, I must talk to you!" McGrady was grateful to tell him what he really meant, and he didn't want to be misunderstood again.

"Good news? What good news can there be? Prime Minister Thatcher stretched out her hand and motioned for Ian McGrady to sit down and said slowly, she could not think of any good news now, could it be that Arthur Scargill, the president of the miners' union, had gone to see God in an accident?

"Your Excellency, I was contacted by a Soviet diplomat through private channels, and he wanted to meet with you individually, and he also told me that the Soviet Union was willing to provide sufficient coal to meet our needs!" McGrady kept his voice to a low level and said cautiously.

"Soviets, what the hell are they trying to do?" Prime Minister Thatcher asked vigilantly, according to the consistent thinking of Conservative MPs, whatever the Soviet Union supported was opposed by us. Prime Minister Thatcher didn't think the Soviets could do anything good to look for him.

"I don't know, the Soviet official only talked to me about the export of coal, and didn't mention anything else, only that he wanted to talk to you alone! Also, our steel and power companies are now using their coal! McGrady told Prime Minister Thatcher everything he knew.

"Do Americans know about this?" Prime Minister Thatcher immediately asked?

"I don't know, but the nominal exporter of these coal is a Swiss company, and they act as a middleman, and the Americans can't blame us for this, as long as we keep quiet, no one will know!" McGrady said.

"Sooner or later, the opposition and the opposition will find out, forget it! Since the Soviets can solve the problem, I will no longer dwell on those ideological problems! Isn't it just to meet each other? I'm willing to do anything for the sake of this country! Prime Minister Thatcher had a helpless expression.

"Then I'll arrange it for you! I'll find a hidden place! McGrady quickly replied that as long as the prime minister was willing to meet with each other, then the problem of coal supply would be settled, and even what about Soviet coal, his own pressure would be much less, and the coal bureau would regain the upper hand.

"No, call him here! Reveal his identity! And there must be reporters on the spot! "Prime Minister Thatcher gave McGrady an unexpected answer.

"Your Excellency, you will cause dissatisfaction among the Americans by doing so!" McGrady said in surprise.

"Do I have a choice? The Americans just wanted us to help them sanction the USSR, they wanted to drag their opponents to death. But I don't care if we live or die, and if these miners continue to make such trouble, if the Soviet Union doesn't die, we will die, and there is only a month left in the Welsh region's thermal coal stock, will I just sit back and wait for a third of the British Isles to fall into darkness and let the opponent oust us? Prime Minister Thatcher said angrily.