All news on the topic: Margaret Thatcher

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Liz Truss among seven former Prime Ministers paying respects at Cenotaph
Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Sir Tony Blair and Sir John Major attended the national Remembrance Sunday service - though Ms Truss did not lay a wreath during her 49-day premiership
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All the most Tory things on sale at Conservative Conference - but no Rishi Sunak
While Rishi Sunak was not represented anywhere in the shop’s stock - party faithful could pick up any number of Thatcher-branded novelties, including tote bags, a Christmas jumper and matching baubles
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'Brutalised' miners hope Queen's Orgreave horror will help finally get justice
Kevin Horne, now 74, was one of 95 miners arrested at the Battle of Orgreave on June 18, 1984, the most violent clash between pickets and police during the Miners’ Strike
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French seaside resort renames its airport in honour of Queen Elizabeth II
Brits flying into France will soon be arriving at the Elizabeth II International Airport of Le Touquet Paris-Plage after a request to name it after the late monarch was approved
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The Queen 'only person Thatcher feared' - she downed whisky before meetings
The late Queen struck fear into Margaret Thatcher and the Tory ex-Prime Minister required a stiff drink before meeting her, according to a former political editor of the Times
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Queen hit out at 'awful' police in rare political statement on striking miners
Queen Elizabeth's reaction to the police charging into picketing miners in 1984 has been disclosed by Julian Haviland, former political editor of The Times, in a radio interview recorded this summer
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'New Tebbit' Tory tells strapped over-50s to hop on bikes to deliver takeaways
Norman Tebbit was Secretary of State for Employment in 1981 when he told the Tory Party conference how his jobless father had 'got on his bike' to find work in comments that caused outrage
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Gaffe-prone Rishi Sunak mocked after posing in 'Margaret Thatcher's car'
The PM gleefully shared a photo of himself in 'Margaret Thatcher's old Rover' - but critics pointed out it was a Special Branch car used by police on protection duty
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'King shows commitment to special place as Scotland's monarchy support grows'
The King made these promises as the Crown of Scotland was presented to him, the actual crown of every Scottish Monarch since Mary, Queen of Scots, writes Lord Falconer
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'It's time to blow fatcat water bosses out of the sector and take back control'
Now that Thames Water is at risk of going under, they think they should get help from the government- meaning we taxpayers would be paying to clean up their mess.
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'A skint, cesspit nation still held to ransom by profiteering gangsters'
It's not just the privatised water companies taking us for fools, says Brian Reade, and people are desperate to be freed from these greedy companies that are happy to let us pay for their mistakes while they rake in the profits
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Liz Truss brands viral lettuce that lasted longer than her No10 stint 'puerile'
A blonde-wigged iceberg lettuce outlasted Liz Truss's 49-day premiership - the shortest in history - but the ex-Prime Minister was scathing in her assessment of the stunt
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'Everywhere we look, there are good reasons to give Sunak and Tories the boot'
Kevin Maguire says record waiting lists in the NHS, sclerotic economic growth, stubbornly high inflation, crippled public services and a bad Brexit are just some of the reasons to give Tories the boot
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'The Right's determination to find non-existent culture threats is distraction'
They believe pubs and workplaces are full of people disgusted with student demands to pull down statues of slave owners, who vomit into mixed-gender toilets
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Tories snap up lunch with Rees-Mogg and Boris-signed bubbly at charity auction
The lots were sold at a gala dinner during a conference of the Boris Johnson-backing Conservative Democratic Organisation - with a copy of his book selling for £300
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'Thatcher's ghost' and 'Trump tribute act' - inside 'mad hatters' conference
The much-mocked National Conservatism Conference was held for the first time in the UK, with conspiracy theorists, culture warriors, Donald Trump fanatics and right-wing Tories ranting about all the things they hate
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Liz Truss to warn UK and EU 'can't wash their hands' of Taiwan in swipe at Sunak
The former Prime Minister will become the first ex-UK premier to visit the breakaway island for 27 years, following in the footsteps of idol, Margaret Thatcher
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'Few tears' would've been shed if IRA killed Margaret Thatcher, Gerry Adams says
The former Sinn Fein leader made the incendiary remark about the infamous Brighton hotel bombing at the 1984 Tory party conference, which claimed five lives and left more than 30 people injured
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Liverpool decision to play God Save the King explained after "strong" PL push
Liverpool confirmed on Friday morning that they WILL play the national anthem ahead of their fixture with Brentford at Anfield on Saturday, to mark the coronation of King Charles.
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Lifelong Tory Sir Rod Stewart says he's 'well on the side' of striking nurses
The music legend spoke out in January about how he thought it was time for a Labour government - now he has reiterated his support for NHS staff, saying they come 'before anything'
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Suella Braverman considered posing as caller to radio phone-in over racism claim
The Home Secretary reveals she considered dialling in to the show and posing as a member of the public to quote Margaret Thatcher after being accused of racism
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UK citizenship test 'like bad pub quiz' - see odd facts people expected to know
A study by Durham University warns the Life in the UK citizenship test is littered with errors and out-of-date information as it called for an urgent shake-up
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Paul Gascoigne tells celebs on TV show he found Margaret Thatcher 'arousing'
Footballing legend Paul Gascoigne left his Scared of the Dark co-stars utterly speechless when he revealed he once struggled to contain himself after meeting Margaret Thatcher
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Salt of the earth with a Savage tongue, this Liver bird was a hero
Brian Reade reflects on the life of Paul O'Grady, whom he met on numerous occasions
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'Nicola Sturgeon will prevail as her iron grip and vitality were top assets'
Nicola Sturgeon, once described by London Right-Wing media as "the most dangerous woman in Britain", had ample qualities and strengths, writes political columnist Paul Routledge