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1 day ago · Margaret Thatcher was the first woman to serve as a prime minister in Europe and Britain’s longest continuously serving prime minister since 1827. She was also the only British prime minister in the 20th century to win three consecutive terms.
- James Callaghan
James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan (born March 27, 1912,...
- Ken Livingstone
Ken Livingstone (born June 17, 1945, Lambeth, London,...
- John Major
John Major (born March 29, 1943, London, England) is a...
- Edward Heath
Sir Edward Heath (born July 9, 1916, Broadstairs, Kent,...
- Theresa May
Theresa May (born October 1, 1956, Eastbourne, Sussex,...
- David Cameron
David Cameron (born October 9, 1966, London, England) is a...
- Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson (born June 19, 1964, New York City, New York,...
- Thatcherism
Thatcherism, the political and economic ideas and policies...
- James Callaghan
1 day ago · “After the defeat of 1983 [Margaret Thatcher swept the polls and began a successful second term], we had to go through the leadership of Neil Kinnock, John Smith and, finally, Tony Blair. Fourteen years to reach a position in which we were able to regain power again,” Nick Thomas-Symonds, historian, lawyer, Labour’s shadow secretary of state for international trade, told EL PAÍS a year ago.
4 days ago · The late queen cycled through 15 of them, including Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher, meeting then-Prime Minister Liz Truss only days before the monarch’s death.
2 days ago · The Swiss cantons faced pressure and threats from neighbouring powers, while the American colonies experienced increasing taxation and political subjugation by the British Crown. Both documents, therefore, served as a means to unite disparate regions or colonies against a common external adversary.
1 day ago · Margaret Thatcher, 1983. In the subsequent election, in May 1979, the Conservatives under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher were swept into power with the largest electoral swing since 1945, securing a 43-seat majority.
1 day ago · Political editor Robert Peston has described Keir Starmer's victory as "the most significant" since Margaret Thatcher's win in 1979. I said just after the exit poll dropped at 10pm last night that we were experiencing the most significant general election result since Margaret Thatcher's victory in 1979.
1 day ago · The chancellor of the exchequer, often abbreviated to Chancellor, [3] is a senior minister of the Crown within Government of the United Kingdom, and head of His Majesty's Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State, the chancellor is a high-ranking member of the British Cabinet .
