UK 1997: Heseltine - Smith

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Suppose John Smith is alive.
Suppose Michael Heseltine eventually succeeds in becoming Tory leader.

Who would have become PM ?

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Would John Smith have been a good campaigner, harsh enough, strong enough ?
Remember 1997 election wasn't a snap election, so campaign began longer before it did in 1987 or 2001 or 2005.

But, on the other hand, Heseltine would have said some "niceties" or "oddities" that may have killed his campaign...

And, granted, Tories were very, very low, whatever their leader.

At least, there would have been a little more uncertainty in the final result.