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See you on Monday (for the final cabinet meeting). He went home to
Tauranga to an empty house. His marriage had broken down under the strain of politics and diabetes. Blaming himself for Muldoon’s troubles and our defeat, he drank a bottle of vodka. Next morning his close friend, Peter Barry of the
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wrote that Allen announced his decision to retire in March 1984, and told
Templeton he had diabetes; Templeton consulted an endocrinologist friend who raised the possibility of hypoglycaemia which could explain episodes of unusual behavior, and when consulted by Allen discovered that his diabetic
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in his book "Number 8" on page 154. In it he discusses the intrigues surrounding Allen's claim that he had been assaulted, the media fracas and a leaked medical report. What
Muldoon doesn't state is that Allen was finding the job of a cabinet minister stressful and wanted to resign. According to
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In August 1983 there had been controversy over claims by Allen that he had been attacked while walking through the city at night. It was reported he had diabetes, and some concluded he may have been hallucinating or was intoxicated. A detailed account of the Keith Allen affair is provided by Sir
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met
Muldoon on Keith Allen's behalf to explain that Allen wanted out of the Cabinet and wished to retire at the next election. Muldoon retorted: "You look after the back benchers and I'll look after the Ministers. You keep away from Keith Allen".
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Muldoon entitled "His Way", Muldoon would not accept his resignation. In the documentary "Muldoon: The Grim Face of Power" reference is made to these events. It is claimed that National's Senior Whip
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Wool Board, rang to tell me that Keith had died. I observed many casualties of politics, but none more obviously a victim of
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medication was double the upper dose limit. With help from the specialist Allen could attend cabinet meetings again in late April. But
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