Edwina Currie
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"Edwina Jones", born "Edwina Cohen" and commonly known by her first married name, "Edwina Currie", is a former British Member of Parliament. First elected as a Conservative Party (UK)/Conservative Party MP in 1983, she was a Junior Health Minister for two years, before resigning in 1988 over the controversy over salmonella in egg (food)/eggs.

By the time Currie lost her seat as an MP in 1997, she had begun a new career as a novelist and broadcaster. She is the author of six novels and has also written four works of non-fiction. In 2002, publication of Currie's Diaries (1987–92) caused a sensation, as they revealed a four-year affair with John Major between 1984 and 1988.

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The strongest possible piece of advice I would give any young woman is: Don't screw around, and don't smoke.

Back to Basics was absolute humbug, wasn't it?

If a book doesn't grab me in the first chapter, I may not bother with it, ... As writers we're told that you have to catch readers in the first paragraph, but that is easier said than done.

I wish them all health and happiness.

We could not continue without risking discovery.

It's sad he was unable to say a kind word.