Category: Margaret Thatcher

Jeremy Hunt hints at October election – UK politics live

Chancellor says date would allow a spending review to be carried out in time for next AprilSir Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Tory MP and former business secretary, has described as “barmy” a ruling from Ofcom saying that GB...

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Reform UK leader Richard Tice says it is libellous to call his party far-right – UK politics live

Comments follow an apology by the BBC for using the phraseLucy Frazer, the culture secretary, has raised concerns about an exhibit in the Victoria and Albert Museum which appears to describe former Conservative prime minister...

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Tory party fined £10,750 by Electoral Commission for not accurately reporting non-cash donations – UK politics live

Donations were related to an employee seconded to the party by a donorRichard Tice, the Reform UK leader, has claimed that it would be defamatory to call his party “far-right”.He spoke out after the BBC apologised...

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Humza Yousaf likens Labour to Margaret Thatcher over oil and gas plans

Scottish first minister says raising and extending windfall tax would be throwing workers ‘on scrapheap’Humza Yousaf has accused Labour of behaving like Margaret Thatcher by throwing oil and gas workers on the...

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Thatcher ‘utterly shattered’ by MI5 revelations in Spycatcher, files reveal

National Archives papers show prime minister tried in vain to avoid inquiry over Peter Wright’s memoirsMargaret Thatcher was “utterly shattered” by the revelations in Spycatcher, the memoirs of the retired MI5...

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Kerry Packer was proposed as mediator in Thatcher’s fight to stop Spycatcher memoir

Counsel for ex-MI5 officer Peter Wright suggested role for Australian media tycoon but idea was swiftly rejectedThe Australian media tycoon Kerry Packer was suggested as a mediator in the fight by Margaret Thatcher’s...

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James Cleverly tells MPs crackdown will cut annual immigration numbers by around 300,000 – politics live

Home secretary to announce big hike in salary requirement for migrants to the UK as Rishi Sunak tries to cut net migration figuresHunt says the government wants to speed up the time it takes to get a connection to the national...

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Keir Starmer says falling living standards means UK facing ‘cultural trauma’ – politics live

Labour leader says his party would not be able to spend quickly if it wins power but will be ‘ruthless’ in using money ‘wisely’Hunt says the government wants to speed up the time it takes to get a...

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James Cleverly to announce big rise in salary requirement for migrants – UK politics live

Home secretary to unveil package of measures as part of drive to cut net migration as Rishi Sunak comes under pressureHunt says the government wants to speed up the time it takes to get a connection to the national grid by...

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James Cleverly to announce big hike in salary requirement for migrants – UK politics live

Home secretary to unveil package of measures as part of drive to cut net migration as Rishi Sunak comes under pressureHunt says the government wants to speed up the time it takes to get a connection to the national grid by...

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