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Kemi Badenoch can’t be Margaret Thatcher - but she can learn from the Iron Lady's opposition battles
This week Kemi Badenoch celebrated 100 days as the tenth person to hold that position since Margaret Thatcher. We live in different times but there are a remarkable number of challenges that they both ...
London Evening Standard2d
Transport Secretary urged to name train after Margaret Thatcher
Father of the House Sir Edward Leigh, right with grey tie, has called on the Government to name a train after Margaret Thatcher (Aaron Chown/PA) PA Archive The Transport Secretary had earlier said ...
Shropshire Star2d
Transport Secretary urged to name train after Margaret Thatcher
Father of the House Sir Edward Leigh has called on the Government to name a train after former prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she would not be “making ...
Daily Express3d
BBC bias row erupts after Woman’s Hour Thatcher snub sparks fury
The BBC found itself at the centre of an impartiality debate after Woman’s Hour failed to acknowledge the 50th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher becoming the leader of the Conservative Party.
The Daily Telegraph4d
Fifty years ago today, Mrs Thatcher became Tory leader. Here’s how her legacy has been ripped up
From tax policy to labour relations and home ownership, nigh on every reform has been dismantled by either the Left or the so-called Right Daily we lament the poor governance of our country and ...
Daily Express2d
Gaping gulf between Margaret Thatcher and Rachel Reeves exposed in four words
when the economy is flat-lining rather than crashing. Such poverty of ambition would have horrified Margaret Thatcher, who became leader of the Conservative party half a century ago this week.
Sky4d
Thatcher's Britain? The legacy of the most influential post-war prime minister
It is 50 years ago this week that Margaret Thatcher became leader of the Conservative Party, and it’s a testament to her legacy that she's being invoked by both Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch.
Transport Secretary urged to name train after Margaret Thatcher
Transport Secretary urged to name train after Margaret Thatcher - Tory MP Sir Edward Leigh made the demand during Transport ...
MercoPress1d
Falklands war, a turning point for Margaret Thatcher’s image and political fortunes
The crisis became a defining moment of Margaret Thatcher's premiership, and changed her image and her political fortunes. Until then, April 2, 1982, opinion polls showed her to be the most ...
MercoPress5d
Margaret Thatcher’s secret dealings with the Argentine military junta that invaded the Falklands
The then-prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, held a friendly meeting with a leading member of the junta in Downing Street in 1980 while Britain’s ambassador in Argentina regarded the promotion of ...
BBC6d
Margaret Thatcher becomes Prime Minister – 1979
Scotland's History Modern Scotland Margaret Thatcher becomes Prime Minister The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...