In need of a star turn
Sunday 01 October 2000 00:00 BST
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Tories must be furious that Labour managed to persuade Nelson Mandela to attend their party jamboree in Brighton last week. Speculation is mounting about which international figure the Conservatives can inveigle into turning up at Bournemouth this week. The Pope? Not sure he's one of us. George W Bush? Looks like a loser. Augusto Pinochet? Er, maybe not.
Tories must be furious that Labour managed to persuade Nelson Mandela to attend their party jamboree in Brighton last week. Speculation is mounting about which international figure the Conservatives can inveigle into turning up at Bournemouth this week. The Pope? Not sure he's one of us. George W Bush? Looks like a loser. Augusto Pinochet? Er, maybe not.
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