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I don't have a shred of regret about entering the exchange-rate mechanism.

John Major

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John Major
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: March 29
Autobiographer
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Former Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
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London
England
Sir John Major
Rt. Hon. Sir John Major
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