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* 2 March - Just five months after
becoming Labour Party leader, Neil
Kinnock's ambition of becoming prime
minister at the next election (due to
be held by June 1988) are given a
boost when Labour come top of a MORI
poll with 41% of the vote (compared to
the 38% attained by the
Conservatives). Just over six months
ago, the Conservatives had a 16-point
lead over Labour in the opinion polls.
However, Kinnock is still faced with
the task of overhauling a triple-digit
Conservative majority.
* 5 March - Iran accuses Iraq of using
chemical weapons
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