Before being made a life peer in 2010, Lord True had been leader of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and before that had worked in John Major’s policy unit when he was prime minister.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63376560?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

However, the deal struck with Major’s government was part of a “Memorandum of Understanding on Royal Taxation” that states some royal assets are held by the monarch as “Sovereign rather than as a private individual”.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/royal-family-inheritance-wealth-tax-b2300263.html

Major’s offices in Ford City and Lower Burrell still offer residents help with state agencies’ services dealing with driver’s licenses, property tax rebates and other state matters.

Source: https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/state-rep-abby-major-pushing-lead-waterline-replacements-and-other-projects-in-alle-kiski-valley/

Major’s position represents a welcome shift from his earlier stance: it was during his premiership, in 1993, that his home secretary Michael Howard famously declared, “prison works”.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/06/uk-prison-crisis-damages-justice-society-and-prisoners

When I initially reached out to Miss Major’s team about doing an interview, I assumed that it would happen over the phone.

Source: https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2023/03/27/miss-major-griffin-gracy-a-black-trans-trailblazers-unlikely-path-to-little-rock