Thatcher

The onset of a recession, inflation at a 41-year high, two prime ministers resigning and the highest number of strikes since Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s have helped trigger selloffs in domestic stocks and both government and corporate debt.

Daniel Pryor, who lobbies for governments to shrink the state and cut taxes, feels Liz Truss's brief, disastrous spell as prime minister has killed off his dream of a low-tax, deregulated British economy for at least a generation.

On her first full day on the job, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has managed to evoke the memory of Margaret Thatcher in at least one regard: the sterling-dollar exchange rate.

Britain's prime minister in waiting Liz Truss models herself on Margaret Thatcher, judging by her photo ops echoing famous images of the country's first female premier.

Former British chancellor Rishi Sunak has invoked the legacy of one of the Conservative Party's successful leaders and British Prime Ministers, Margaret Thatcher, as a way to connect with the traditional Tory electorate.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's supporters are today celebrating the beginning of the 20th year of his public life as the head of a government.

Late UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had named some of her outfits after other world leaders, including Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and former US President Ronald Reagan, newly released documents have revealed.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited former strongholds of his Labour opponents in northern England on Saturday and pledged to repay their trust for helping to deliver a stunning victory for his Conservative Party in Britain's national election.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that voters had given his government a "powerful new mandate" to take Britain out of the EU next month, as he headed for victory in a landmark election.

Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will on Tuesday accuse Britain's Conservatives of attempting to hijack Brexit to unleash a Thatcherite bonfire of regulation, as he seeks to rally core voters put off by Labour's ambiguous stance on the EU divorce.

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Monday highlighted the role media played in the fight against terrorism. He also asked security and intelligence agencies to take the media into confidence when it comes to terror investigation and warnings, since the media is a "very important organ to fight terrorism".

The latest biography of Margaret Thatcher sheds new light on the role played by the former British Prime Minister in protecting Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie after a fatwa was issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989 over the release of his controversial book 'The Satanic Verses''.

Margaret Thatcher was famous not for turning, but Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has declared U-turns to be a "hallmark of great leadership", in comments provoking criticism from opponents and a slew of jokes from Pakistanis.

The British government led by then prime minister Margaret Thatcher made several attempts to ban protests by Sikhs in the country following Operation Blue Star in 1984, according to recently declassified documents.

In 2016, Nigel Lawson, the former chairman of the Vote Leave campaign, said Brexit was a "historic opportunity" to make the United Kingdom the "most dynamic and freest country" in Europe. It turns out he's now applying for residency in France.

The onset of a recession, inflation at a 41-year high, two prime ministers resigning and the highest number of strikes since Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s have helped trigger selloffs in domestic stocks and both government and corporate debt.

Daniel Pryor, who lobbies for governments to shrink the state and cut taxes, feels Liz Truss's brief, disastrous spell as prime minister has killed off his dream of a low-tax, deregulated British economy for at least a generation.

On her first full day on the job, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has managed to evoke the memory of Margaret Thatcher in at least one regard: the sterling-dollar exchange rate.

Britain's prime minister in waiting Liz Truss models herself on Margaret Thatcher, judging by her photo ops echoing famous images of the country's first female premier.

Former British chancellor Rishi Sunak has invoked the legacy of one of the Conservative Party's successful leaders and British Prime Ministers, Margaret Thatcher, as a way to connect with the traditional Tory electorate.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's supporters are today celebrating the beginning of the 20th year of his public life as the head of a government.

Late UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had named some of her outfits after other world leaders, including Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and former US President Ronald Reagan, newly released documents have revealed.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited former strongholds of his Labour opponents in northern England on Saturday and pledged to repay their trust for helping to deliver a stunning victory for his Conservative Party in Britain's national election.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that voters had given his government a "powerful new mandate" to take Britain out of the EU next month, as he headed for victory in a landmark election.

Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will on Tuesday accuse Britain's Conservatives of attempting to hijack Brexit to unleash a Thatcherite bonfire of regulation, as he seeks to rally core voters put off by Labour's ambiguous stance on the EU divorce.

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Monday highlighted the role media played in the fight against terrorism. He also asked security and intelligence agencies to take the media into confidence when it comes to terror investigation and warnings, since the media is a "very important organ to fight terrorism".

The latest biography of Margaret Thatcher sheds new light on the role played by the former British Prime Minister in protecting Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie after a fatwa was issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989 over the release of his controversial book 'The Satanic Verses''.

Margaret Thatcher was famous not for turning, but Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has declared U-turns to be a "hallmark of great leadership", in comments provoking criticism from opponents and a slew of jokes from Pakistanis.

The British government led by then prime minister Margaret Thatcher made several attempts to ban protests by Sikhs in the country following Operation Blue Star in 1984, according to recently declassified documents.

In 2016, Nigel Lawson, the former chairman of the Vote Leave campaign, said Brexit was a "historic opportunity" to make the United Kingdom the "most dynamic and freest country" in Europe. It turns out he's now applying for residency in France.