Leader of The Opposition
Heath sacked Enoch Powell from the Shadow Cabinet in April 1968, shortly after Powell made his inflammatory "Rivers of Blood" speech which criticised Commonwealth immigration to the United Kingdom.
Heath never spoke to Powell again. Powell had not notified Conservative Central Office of his intention to deliver the speech, and this was put forward as one reason for his dismissal.
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