All news on the topic: Margaret Thatcher

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Thatcher’s brutal war on miners should be taught in our schools
Forget history lessons about kings and generals, this is the stuff our children should never forget
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Margaret Thatcher deliberately delayed pit closures which caused Miners’ Strike
The bombshell papers, from the archives of the National Coal Board, also show that ministers and coal bosses were aware the programme would lead to compulsory redundancies
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Rishi Sunak dealt heavy blow as House of Lords rips up his desperate Rwanda Bill
Tory heavyweights including Ken Clarke were among those who blasted Rishi Sunak's controversial Safety of Rwanda Bill, which faced widespread opposition in the House of Lords
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Heartbreaking Miners' Strike memories from eating squirrels to sinister calls
On the 40th anniversary of the mining strikes, the strikers and those branded 'scabs' are telling their stories at the National Coal Mining Museum and revealing horrifying tales
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Buying council house was 'proud moment' says Labour's Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner hit back at claims of hypocrisy after details of the sale of her former council home were reported in a new biography of Labour's Deputy leader by billionaire Tory peer Michael Ashcroft
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Trump army of fans rallied behind Truss and Farage at wild US right-wing rally
A British invasion of the US Conservative Political Action Conference saw disgraced former PM Liz Truss hailed as a 'modern Margaret Thatcher' as Donald Trump devotees called for her to have a second chance
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Trump fans warn of violent 'civil war' if he loses election
Thousands of Trump fans have flocked to the CPAC conference - with many giving stark warnings about what will happen if their guy doesn’t win in November
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Dan Wootton breaks silence as he's cleared by Met after criminal investigation
Dan Wootton has revealed the Metropolitan and Scottish Police will be taking no further action following investigations into alleged criminal behaviour he denied
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'I will call Keir on election night to make sure North gets what it deserves'
Steve Rotheram told The Mirror he looks forward to Keir Starmer achieving a similar election triumph for Labour to that of Tony Blair in 1997
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Gillian Anderson's exciting love life from 'Chris Martin' to Geri Halliwell's ex
Since finding fame on the X Files alongside David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson has dated several famous faces. As she presents at the BAFTAs, The Mirror takes a look back at her love life...
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'Don't blame Rishi for the recession - it's a Tory technicality'
Spending wisely saves lives, says Fleet Street Fox. Wasting billions on PPE deals with your mates does not.
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Margaret Thatcher would've hated Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill says ex-Tory chairman
Lord Deben, who was Tory chairman while Margaret Thatcher was PM, said the Iron Lady wouldn't have approved of the current Government saying it's 'not conservative'
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Former Tory Home Secretary hopes 'dangerous' Rwanda Bill is struck down by court
Former Home Secretary Ken Clarke is the latest Margaret Thatcher-era Tory grandee to hit out at the Rwanda Bill, which he told the House of Lords is 'extremely dangerous'
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Just like Margaret Thatcher, miners' wives were not for turning
When miners started being arrested on demos during 1984, their wives joined them and spoke of the cause around the country.
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Miley Cyrus' bouffant compared to Margaret Thatcher as she debuts 80s hair
Miley Cyrus sported a huge bouffant at the Grammy Awards last night, with her even getting compared to the likes of Tina Turner, Margaret Thatcher and Kurt Russell by fans
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'We're still fighting the Conservatives for our right to strike 40 years on'
There are painful parallels with 1984 as spiteful Tory anti-trade union legislation culminates in the new Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act, which could mean some workers losing their jobs for striking
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'Police targeted striking miners - now it's time for justice and compensation'
Fire Brigades Union leader Matt Wrack is calling on the Government to overturn convictions from the 1984 Miners' Strike and offer compensation
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MoD lied for 40 years that irradiated British troops had a "zero dose"
As Tory MPs demand an urgent review, the MoD refuses to bin the dodgy data and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak still won't talk to survivors
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Churchill’s We Shall Fight on the Beaches beaten in poll of favourite speeches
A new poll has revealed the nation's top 10 favourite speeches with 77% saying they are brought to tears by the best orators
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'You're right to smell rat when Tories resist inquiry into Battle of Orgreave'
Margaret Thatcher’s truncheon-wielding army of police cracked heads and mass arrested pickets in infamous scenes outside the coking works in South Yorkshire
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'Yvonne is one of many propping up the NHS - yet we refuse to let kids join her'
"Suella Braverman, Robert Jenrick, Rishi Sunak, unflushables like Nigel Farage, and even the Labour front bench have burned the phrase ‘stop the boats’ so deeply into the media discourse that presenters inadvertently help the haters by using it routinely."
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Keir Starmer opens up over 'distant' relationship with dad Rodney in ITV show
Labour leader Keir Starmer admitted he regrets not talking to his dad about the distance between them before he died in 2018 - three years after he was elected to Parliament
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Secret story of Harold Wilson’s lover, secretary and driving force
Marcia Williams made herself indispensable as the personal and political ­secretary of Labour’s first Prime Minister since Clement Attlee, but it ended in scandal, poverty and disgrace
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Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher's life to be shared in explosive TV biopic
Margaret Thatcher divided the nation but her life is set to be told in an upcoming biopic with filming expected to begin in the New Year with casting yet to begin
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Mystified mum spots Margaret Thatcher's face burnt into her ironing board
Karen Schmit, 63, was set to sell her ironing board when people online spotted the face of ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher burnt into it, and decided to take it off sale