LONDON — Westminster’s warren of corridors, plethora of pubs and cast of ambitious characters makes it the perfect stage for political plotting. But it is also the backdrop to many a romantic liaison, where you might be surprised to discover that your lunch partner is more than familiar with the subject of your conversation. Here is POLITICO’s guide to the Westminster power couples you need to know. This pair met at the 1984 Conservative Party conference in Brighton — the year an IRA bomb was planted in an attempt assassinate then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Bernard Jenkin’s father, who was then in the Cabinet and had been staying in the Grand Hotel where the bomb went off, met his future…
Published Date: 2024-01-19
Source: POLITICO
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