Margaret Thatcher
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Prime ministers on their first day in office
In Depth Keir Starmer is the UK's new prime minister after winning a landslide victory in the general election
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Drowning Street and four other memorable lectern moments
The Explainer From Rishi's 'Things can only get wetter' to Theresa's tears
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The legacy of Thatcher's Right to Buy
In Depth Row over Angela Rayner's tax bill has stirred up questions about the council house scheme
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Why the miners' strike was so important
The Explainer It is 40 years since most of Britain's coalminers went on strike, in the most bitter and divisive industrial dispute in recent history
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'Starmer and Thatcher could scarcely be further apart'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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British prime ministers on holiday - in pictures
In Pictures Rishi Sunak enjoyed the Californian sun while Thatcher was said to favour the slopes of Switzerland – if she went away at all
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Nigel Lawson obituary: radical Tory chancellor who oversaw City’s ‘Big Bang’
feature One of the last of the ‘big beasts’ of late 20th century politics remembered as the main architect of Thatcher’s economic policies
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Chilcot to Partygate: the inquiries that put Britain’s prime ministers on the stand
feature Boris Johnson isn’t the first occupant of No.10 to have to defend their actions in the top job
By Julia O'Driscoll Published
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The best and worst prime minister memoirs of all time
The Week Recommends Boris Johnson has signed a six-figure deal with HarperCollins to write ‘a memoir like no other’
By Arion McNicoll Published
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What can Sunak learn from Thatcher about taking on the unions?
Today's Big Question The ‘Iron Lady’ only opposed striking workers from a position of strength with public support – unlike the current PM
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Love thy neighbour: why chancellors and prime ministers often fall out
feature No. 10 and No. 11 Downing Street have often been locked in bitter power struggles
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Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s supply-side reforms
feature PM and chancellor are banking on cuts to regulations and tax in bid to stimulate growth
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The Queen and her prime ministers - in pictures
In Pictures Through her 70-year reign, the Queen greeted 15 prime ministers
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State funerals: what are they and who gets them in the UK?
Today's Big Question The rare and costly public ceremonies are usually held only for heads of state
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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