The second is utter and total devotion to the care of his wife who was paralysed that day. Two in particular that people always remember: the first was him and his wife being caught up in the 1984 Brighton Bombing – where the hotel of the Conservative Party Conference was attacked. There are many things that Lord Tebbit is known for but there are The intention was it would be in the family for all of us and continue in the family after me and my wife were gone.

Coming over the Moor everyday – it is different. A case of ‘love at first sight’, he explained. Lord Tebbit and his wife Margaret bought a holiday home near Holne in 1982. It felt like a scene that may one day feature as a background shot to the inevitable Brexit film.Īnyway, I eventually managed to catch up with him and we found our way through the maze of the Palace of Westminster to the interview room and I finally got to start discussing the life of a former fighter and airline pilot, Conservative MP, Secretary of State and author. What ensued was me chasing him across the mother of parliaments shouting “Lord Tebbit!” gradually louder and louder. However, he didn’t notice me and, to my horror, walked straight out of the lobby through Central Lobby into the Commons. As the clocked ticked closer, Lord Tebbit came marching out one of the hallways into the Lords. I got there characteristically early and waited. We had a room booked and I just had to wait to be picked up. I just had to walk from my desk, up into Central Lobby and then across into the Lords Lobby. Working in the Palace of Westminster for some of the week, I was able to meet Norman in London. My interview with Lord Tebbit didn’t get off to the most

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