Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
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Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the first female British prime minister and the longest-serving of the 20th century. As prime minister, she implemented economic policies that became known as Thatcherism. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style.
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'I'm not ashamed': Rayner rejects hypocrisy claim after selling council house for profitLabour's Angela Rayner has rejected accusations of hypocrisy after she personally benefitted from a housing policy developed by Margaret Thatcher that she has since criticised.Sky News - Published | |
Welsh minister deletes 'appalling' post about Margaret Thatcher amid Sunak reshuffleWales's health minister has deleted an "appalling" social media post which included a joke about Margaret Thatcher's hearse.Sky News - Published | |
Truss says lettuce live stream was 'puerile' and claims of dressing similar to Thatcher are 'lazy thinking'Liz Truss has described comparisons of her dress sense to Margaret Thatcher's as "lazy thinking" - and said last year's lettuce live stream was "puerile".Sky News - Published | |
Clashes with Thatcher and guest appearances on daughter Nigella's TV shows: The life of Nigel Lawson Nigel Lawson, chancellor to Margaret Thatcher, has died at the age of 91.Sky News - Published | |
'A formidable operator': Margaret Thatcher's press secretary Sir Bernard Ingham dies Margaret Thatcher's longest-serving press secretary Sir Bernard Ingham has died after a short illness, his family has said.Sky News - Published | |
'A man one could do business with': How Gorbachev became a friend of UK leaders Mikhail Gorbachev was courted by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s as she plotted the ending of the Cold War and later trusted by John Major as a reliable ally.Sky News - Published | |
Liz Truss recreates Margaret Thatcher's outfit 'down to last detail' at TV debate, Twitter users say Twitter commentators have spotted Liz Truss appearing to recreate an outfit worn by Margaret Thatcher for her appearance in the first Tory leadership debate.Sky News - Published | |
Police release CCTV footage after red paint thrown on Thatcher statue Police have released CCTV footage of two people after a new statue of Margaret Thatcher was vandalised.Sky News - Published | |
Margaret Thatcher statue egged and booed after being erected in Grantham Eggs have been thrown after a statue of Baroness Margaret Thatcher was lowered into place in the former prime minister's hometown of Grantham.Sky News - Published | |
Labour victorious in Wandsworth as Tories lose control of flagship councilThe Conservatives have lost former leader Margaret Thatcher's 'favourite council' Wandsworth to Labour in a significant boost for Sir Keir Starmer's party.Sky News - Published | |
'He's used up eight of his nine lives': Tory rebellion over COVID restrictions points to a leader in deep trouble It was but two years back that Boris Johnson swept into No 10 on a Conservative majority not seen since the days of Margaret Thatcher, his foot on the neck of a broken Labour party, his position..Sky News - Published | |
PM refuses to apologise for remark about Thatcher closing coal mines as backlash grows Boris Johnson has refused to apologise after he said Margaret Thatcher gave the UK a "big early start" in its battle against climate change when she closed coal mines in the 1980s.Sky News - Published | |
Row as PM says Thatcher gave UK 'early start' in climate change fight by closing coal mines Sir Keir Starmer has led criticism of Boris Johnson after he said Margaret Thatcher gave the UK a "big early start" in its battle against climate change when she closed coal mines in the 1980s.Sky News - Published | |
