Margaret Thatcher had more than a soft spot for the TV nonce.She repeatedly pushed for him to be honoured with a knighthood despite advisors warning the country may 'live to regret it.'
It comes as Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have signed up to a Sky News debate after an earlier televised appearance was cancelled in the wake of fiery clashes between the candidates.
"I've never really bought into this idea that the establishment can stitch things up, but boy have they stitched things up here."
There was much cheering and jeering as Truss was forced to abandon her attempt to squeeze into the frontbench and retreat to the aisle.
As the contest heats up, a Tory source reportedly telling one paper the battle is about to get even “dirtier”.
It comes as Penny Mordaunt was knocked out of the leadership race by a slender margin.
Penny Mordaunt receives eight fewer votes than Liz Truss in the closely-fought final ballot.
From pork markets to cheese faux-pas and all the way to failing to find her way out of a room, these clips show Truss in all her... glory.
The three remaining candidates in the Tory leadership race set out how they would strengthen the case for the Union in podcast hustings.