Chapter 11 No. 10 Downing Street

Westminster Palace, London, after the door of the chamber of the House of Commons was opened, the reporters who had been waiting outside eagerly rushed over. It seems that Thatcher is currently being assisted by his assistants, from the crowd on the third floor to the outside. Walking out quickly, she has accepted 7 hours of parliamentary questioning today. MPs from the opposition Labor Party have adopted crowd tactics against her, attacking her policy strategy in turn, even inside the Conservative Party. Some voices of doubt. Bayi Chinese Network = ≈ ≤

Thatcher was acutely aware of the power of the National Union of Miners. Almost ten years ago, Heath was kicked out of No. 10 Downing Street by the strike workers, and the Labor Party's long-term rule began. And it was from then on that he took over as the leader of the Conservative Party, and it was not until the victory of the general election after 1979 that the Conservative Party was in power again. Now that the Miners' Association has started to strike again, many people are questioning how long the Iron Lady, who led Britain to victory in the Falklands Sea Battle last year and is widely loved by the people, can stay in the prime ministership.

Thatcher got into the car blankly and refused to accept any interviews. He knocked on the roof of the car to signal the driver to leave here and go back to Downing Street. It's a pity that there were people in front of and behind the car, and a large crowd of protesters gathered outside the Palace of Westminster, which blocked her way home. The surrounding police officers had to forcibly clear the way for the corresponding car.

It took nearly an hour to go home in just ten minutes. Mrs. Thatcher sat in the car, looking coldly at the commotion outside. He regretted that he didn't walk out with his chest held high when he came out just now, and he didn't know if those reporters had photographed her tired expression. If it was published in tomorrow's newspaper, those political commentators would say something again.

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

Thatcher gently pulled the butler aside, and asked in a low voice, "What was Mr. McGrady's expression like when he came in? Was it listless or restless?"

"It's restlessness, ma'am! It seems that I want to discuss something important with you very urgently!" The butler said with certainty after recalling it.

When Thatcher heard this answer, she was mentally alert. McGrady didn't resign from himself, did he? If he's listless, that's normal. There's a lot of shit waiting for him these days, so it's no wonder he's in good spirits! Since he has come to discuss something with him eagerly, he probably has already made up his mind to resign. This bastard, isn't resigning at this juncture to give the ambitions of those Labor Party MPs and the National Miners Union President!

Thinking of this, Thatcher immediately rushed into the reception room! She pushed open the door, walked into the room and raised her index finger and said loudly: "No! No! No! Never think about resigning, there is no door!"

McGrady was taken aback by Thatcher's move, and quickly stood up from his chair! He clasped his hands together unnaturally, not knowing how to speak. Obviously Thatcher must have misunderstood that he was here to resign.

"Your Excellency, I'm here..."

"Don't mention resignation to me, there's no way! Ian, can't you insist on it? If you resign at this time, don't you think about how much trouble it will cause?" Thatcher said impolitely She interrupted the other party's words, she was already tired enough, and she didn't want to listen to the crap about her pig teammates anymore.

"Your Excellency (Your Excellency (The Right honourab1e) is a title, all cabinet ministers can be called Your Excellency), I am not here to resign, I have brought good news, and I must talk to you!" McGrady thanked himself He didn't want to be misunderstood again if he told his true intentions.

"Good news? What good news can there be?" Thatcher stretched out his hand to signal Ian McGrady to sit down and said slowly,

She couldn't think of any good news now. Could it be that the chairman of the miners' union, Arthur Scargill, went to see God in an accident?

"Your Excellency, a Soviet diplomat contacted me through private channels. He hopes to have a private meeting with you, and he also told me that the Soviet Union is willing to provide sufficient coal to meet our needs!" McGrady said with a voice Pressing down to the bottom, he said cautiously.

"The Soviets, what are they trying to do?" Thatcher asked cautiously. According to the consistent thinking of the Conservative MPs, whatever the Soviet Union supports is what we oppose. Prime Minister Thatcher did not think that the Soviets would do any good by finding him.

"I don't know. The Soviet official only talked to me about the export of coal. He didn't mention the rest. He just said that he wanted to talk to you alone! Also, our steel company and power company are using their coal now. !” McGrady tried to tell Thatcher everything he knew.

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

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

"The opposition party and the opposition will know sooner or later, forget it! Since the Soviets can solve the problem, I won't worry about those ideological issues anymore! Isn't it just a meeting? I am willing to do anything for this country!" Chelsea looked helpless.

"Then I will arrange it for you! I will find a hidden place!" McGrady quickly replied, as long as he is willing to meet the other party, then the problem of coal supply will be settled, even if it is coal from the Soviet Union, so what? The pressure will be much less, and the Coal Bureau will regain the upper hand.

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

"Your Excellency, what you do will arouse the dissatisfaction of the Americans!" McGrady said in surprise.

"Do I have a choice? The Americans only want us to help them sanction the Soviet Union. They want to drag their opponents to death. But they don't care about our life or death. If these miners continue to make trouble like this, the Soviet Union will die soon if the Soviet Union is not dead. There is only one month left of electricity coal storage in Wales, shall I just sit and wait for one-third of the British Isle to fall into darkness and let our opponents oust us?" Thatcher said angrily.