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The 2001 Conservative leadership election was held after the United Kingdom Conservative Party failed to make inroads into the Labour government’s lead in the 2001 general election. Party leader William Hague resigned and a leadership contest was called under new rules Hague had introduced. Five candidates stepped forward: Michael Ancram David Davis Kenneth Clarke Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Portillo.

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