William Hague's first attempt to enter the world of Whitehall politics was blackballed by Margaret Thatcher, newly-released Government papers reveal. They also show the speech the Queen would deliver in the event of World War III.
Margaret Thatcher secretly considered the use of troops to break the on-going strike by coal miners, documents released by the National Archives show.
The papers show that ministers and officials repeatedly warned that a confrontation with the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and its leader, Arthur Scargill, was inevitable.
A secret Whitehall working group - codenamed MISC 57 - was established to lay the ground for the battle to come.
Plans were set in train quietly to purchase land next to electricity power stations - which were nearly all coal-fired - so that coal could be stockpiled to keep them running through a strike.
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.