Ex-Premier Admits a Major Indiscretion
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Former British Prime Minister John Major, who campaigned for family values during his administration, shattered his squeaky-clean image by admitting to a four-year affair with a colleague.
The affair with a former Cabinet minister, Edwina Currie, predated his tenure. The relationship was revealed in excerpts from Currie’s parliamentary diaries in the Times newspaper.
Major’s admission could prompt legal action from the now-defunct magazine Scallywag, which says it was driven out of business after he sued it nearly a decade ago for suggesting he had had an affair.
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