At 6.30am, two men arrived at the gates of Downing Street asking to be let in to see the Prime Minister. The policeman on the gate phoned through to Charles Powell, who was already at his desk. The two turned out to be Tory backbenchers Michael Brown and Edward Leigh. Powell gave them coffee and explained the PM was dressing and asked them to wait. They waited and waited – in vain. They were still there when the Cabinet convened at 9am. They were put out of their misery only when the PM's political secretary John Whittingdale told them what they had already guessed. She was resigning. Tears streamed down Brown's face as he left No 10 by a back door, thus avoiding waiting TV cameras in Downing Street.
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21 November, 2010
Farewell Maggie: The day the lady finally was for turning
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