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  1. Biffen, (William) John 1930- . British
  2. Conservative politician. In 1971 he was
  3. elected to Parliament for a Shropshire seat.
  4. Despite being to the left of Margaret
  5. Thatcher, he held key positions in government
  6. from 1979, including leader of the House of
  7. Commons from 1982, but was dropped after the
  8. general election of 1987.
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