Letter: Major myth

Sunday 06 July 1997 23:02 BST

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Sir: Before the myth gets established in too many cuttings files, I must point out to Steve Boggan ("Why John Major did not go to Hong Kong", 2 July) that Mr Major was not at Lord's on the day following his election defeat. He was at the Oval - much nearer his native Brixton - watching Surrey defeat British Universities in the first round of the Benson and Hedges Cup.

MICHAEL LEAPMAN

London SW8

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