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So welcome to the rest of this politics leading with me Alistair Campbell and with me Rory Stewart.

And we are part two of our interview with former British Prime Minister Sir John Major

and I think we should get to the point of view being Prime Minister. So tell us how it finally

came about. Talk us through those heady days that saw you finally making that short journey as

you put it in your book from Cold Harbour Lane Brixton to number 10 Downey Street.

Well there's not much to tell really it was fairly straightforward. After Margaret resigned,

it was clear Michael Hessel time was going to be a candidate. I wasn't sure whether I wish

to be or not people won't believe that but it is true because my daughter was just about to take

A levels. My son was about to take O levels and I wasn't at all sure that I didn't wish to stay

in my previous job for a little longer. But my parliamentary private secretary Graham Bright said,

I think I'm sure you have 150 votes so you can't run away.

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