| DAVIDSTEEL | 6 and 19 across's (eventual) successor as leader of 17 down (5,5) |
| GRIMOND | Surname of 6 and 19 across's predecessor (and temporary successor) as leader of 17 down (7) |
| JEREMY | (and 19 across) Leader of 17 down from 1967 to 1976 (6) |
| AUGUST | Impressive eventual successor to May (6) |
| LEYTON | 6 and 19. English football team which plays at Brisbane Road (6,6) |
| TALENT | Aptitude, flair - as 6 and 19 across was thought to possess (6) |
| JOSHUA | Moses' successor as leader of the Israelites (6) |
| CORBYN | Jeremy ___, Ed Miliband's successor as leader of the Labour Party (6) |
| BALALAIKAS | Russians pull the strings of these airlines, removing head of one as leaders of Iran, Kazakhstan and |
| DIANEJAMES | Nigel Farage’s successor for 18 days, as leader of UKIP |
| WILLIAMHAGUE | John Major's successor as leader of the Conservative party |
| TIMFARRON | Nick Clegg's permanent successor as leader of the Liberal Democrats |
| EDMILIBAND | Politician who took over from Gordon Brown as leader of the Labour Party (2,8) |
| PUTIN | Yeltsin's successor as leader of Russia |
| FRUITSALAD | Sweet cocktails for most of those in 1 down at the start of 17 down (5,5) |
| WILLIEWHITELAW | Nairn-born politician who served as Leader of the House of Lords, 1983-88 (6,8) |
| DEEPSEA | Flourish, we hear, as leader of Arabs (6) |
| SHEIKH | Flourish, we hear, as leader of Arabs (6) |
| NELSONMANDELA | One man ends all wrangling as leader of South Africa (6,7) |
| TRUMPET | Proclaim as leader of the Americans and French (7) |
