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yes, and thatcher was challenged in 1989. But 1990 was a serious challenge, even if she had won (as she does in this TL) it is only by a handful of votes. That is pretty much unprecedented in British politics, and as i said, the Keating challenge in June 1991 is the only real comparison of a SERIOUS challenge to an incumbent leader.

keating challenged hawke in june 1991 first, weakening his leadership, and making his defeat in december 1991 more likely. If hawke had remained he would have been defeated in 1993.

you cant just call an election, there needs to be a period o at least two weeks to write a manifesto, prepare candidates, and plan a campaign. There is also an obligatory 6 week campaigning period, so an election in May at the earliest. But as i said before, she had a landslide majority in parliament, and would wait until June to let parliament run for the full 4 years.