Wannabe Prime Minister James McAlpine has made waves at the Conservative party conference with his 7’2” frame. Now we look at some other political giants View 3 Images James McAlpine towers over other Tories (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster)
The Tories’ big new signing – 7’2” James McAlpine – is hoping to be a giant of politics, as the Daily Star revealed this week. The student, 22, is thought to be the tallest Conservative in Britain .
But how does he compare to history’s tallest world leaders ? We take a look at the lanky legislators who went straight to the top…
Long and strong: Still one of the tallest rulers on record, Sancho VII of Navarre, in northern Spain, was even bigger than James at a colossal 7’4”. He was nicknamed Sancho the Strong, possibly because it