The Latest Breaking News from Margaret Thatcher

Liz Truss as Prime Minister will be the wrong right turn for Britain

Record View writes Scots must brace themselves today for the most avowedly right-wing prime minister since Margaret Thatcher.

Daily Record · Sep 5, 2022

The most controversial PM since Lloyd George: historians on Boris Johnson

In the pantheon of UK premiers, Johnson must claim his place as among the most scandalous, say experts

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2022

Jaime Winstone 'honoured' to reprise role as Peggy Mitchell in special EastEnders episode

Jaime Winstone will step into the late Dame Barbara Windsor's shoes once more to play Peggy Mitchell in a special flashback episode of EastEnders next week

Daily Mirror · Sep 4, 2022

The rise and rise of Liz Truss: 10 key moments in her journey from Lib Dem to likely Tory PM

Ascent to power took in spat with the Turnip Taliban, a late conversion to Brexit and a gallery of photos mimicking Thatcher

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2022

How similar is Liz Truss to Margaret Thatcher?

The foreign secretary has been accused of cosplaying Margaret Thatcher - but how similar to the Iron Lady is she really?

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2022

Tory MPs warn Liz Truss ‘don’t lurch to the right’ amid fears of ‘Thatcher tribute government’

Former minister suspects Tory leadership frontrunner will be ‘right-wing and hard Brexit’ if elected leader on Monday

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2022

Where does Boris Johnson stand in the pantheon of modern British prime ministers?

He’s clearly not in the Churchill or Thatcher first class, and his personal flaws and precipitate fall from power means he’s demoted below the likes of Blair and Wilson in the second division. However, Brexit and his election success put him above May and Cameron, writes Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2022

Liz Truss: Who is the foreign secretary hoping to become prime minister?

‘Human hand grenade’ seen by Tories as Johnson continuity candidate and ahead of Rishi Sunak throughout the race thanks to questionable tax promises and neo-Thatcherite branding

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2022

More than half of voters expect Liz Truss to be poor or terrible PM, poll finds

Leadership frontrunner rated worse than every PM in 40 years except Boris Johnson

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022

Mikhail Gorbachev's unlikely friendship with Margaret Thatcher after cracking joke

Mikhail Gorbachev recalled how he assured Thatcher he had no instructions from the Politburo to try to persuade her to join the Soviet Union’s Communist Party – which caused her to burst out laughing

Daily Mirror · Sep 2, 2022