... the Conservative party, leading to the resignation of. Anthony Nutting, Colonial Minister, resigned from Eden's Cabinet. Party Whip Edward Heath was left to restore party order, but even then he opposed Eden's decisions in Egypt. Sylvia Ellis concludes the crisis "signified the end of Great Britain's role as one of the world's major powers". This suggests that the Nothing positive was gained ... by the development of the EEC. However, French President Charles de Gaulle felt Britain would undermine the EEC for through U.S. influence and vetoed British membership. Britain had in actual fa...

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