The Latest Breaking News from Margaret Thatcher

The writer and comedian got his television break appearing in the 1980s when his left-wing act – accompanied by his shiny suit – brought headlines

Fascinating exploration of the women inspired to activism in the Margaret Thatcher era of union-bashing

Today’s politicians need to learn that she is not the answer to contemporary problems, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

NEWS ANALYSIS: After the Tories looked dead and buried in Manchester and Jenrick looked ready to take over as leader, Kemi Badenoch produced a speech which has breathed life into her party and leadership, says David Maddox

They were an electoral powerhouse, the party of political titans Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher and Benjamin Disraeli.

Under the slogan “#ChangeLDP”, Japan’s long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader. Pending a vote in the Diet’s lower house later this month, she is poised to become Japan’s next prime minister — and the first woman ever to hold the post.

IN FOCUS: Any hopes that the event in Manchester would inject some life into the beleaguered party are long gone, write Millie Cooke and Archie Mitchell

They wrote off Margaret Thatcher in 1981 when the SDP – like Reform today – was ascendant. They were wrong about her; they could also be about Starmer, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Margaret Thatcher admirer beat her more moderate rival to become leader of Liberal Democratic party

Conservative MP and minister who crossed to the Labour benches and served in the government of Tony Blair

PBS's ‘Masterpiece’ series, The Gold centers on the 1983 Brinks-Mat heist