95 m. ago Sir Humphrey Atkins' furious family speak out over his 'affair' with Margaret Thatcher

Allegations about Humphrey Atkins's infidelity with Lady Thatcher are made in a new biography - but they have now been dismissed by his children as a cynical publicity stunt.

Society

6 h. ago Margaret Thatcher 'had two affairs during her marriage', bombshell book claims

Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher - dubbed the Iron Lady - is said to have cheated on her husband Denis twice. Author Tina Gaudoin made the claims

Events

8 h. ago Margaret Thatcher had two extramarital affairs, new book claims

A new book claims Margaret Thatcher had an ‘extracurricular’ leg-rubbing friendship and two extramarital affairs

Politics

11 h. ago Margaret Thatcher had two affairs outside marriage, book claims

Margaret Thatcher, who was married to her husband Denis for more than 50 years, is said to have had an affair early in her career as an MP and another with a separate politician

Politics

18 h. ago Margaret Thatcher 'had TWO affairs' while married to husband Denis, new book claims

The Iron Lady described Denis as 'the golden thread running through my life' and, indeed, there was barely a whiff of scandal across the decades they spent in the public eye.

Culture

33 h. ago William Hague urges Keir Starmer to ‘be more like Margaret Thatcher’

The Prime Minister has been under pressure this summer with Labour trailing behind Reform in opinion polls and others questioning his leadership.

Politics

38 h. ago Did the Queen break Royal protocol to criticise Margaret Thatcher?

The pair came dangerously close to a rift in 1986, when the Sunday Times published a story with the headline, 'Queen dismayed by 'uncaring' Thatcher '.

Politics

52 h. ago The scrawls that made Margaret Thatcher: A century on from her birth, nomination papers that won Britain's first female PM leadership of the Conservative Party in 1975 are found in a garage

One of the papers, which is dated January 27, 1975, is written and signed by Mrs Thatcher's key supporter Keith Joseph. Mrs Thatcher had been considered a rank outsider when the contest began.

Politics

53 h. ago Farage denounces ‘cretins’ in charge of the economy as he pledges ‘big bang two’

The Reform UK leader has pledged to boost trade in digital assets if his party forms a government.

Politics

56 h. ago Margaret Thatcher’s 1975 Tory leadership nomination paper found in forgotten box

They were among a cache of papers belonging to Sir Edward du Cann, who was chairman of the influential Conservative backbench 1922 Committee.

Politics

61 h. ago How Margaret Thatcher 'held the late Queen in awe' but the Palace 'slightly looked down on her', royal author claims

Today would have been Margaret Thatcher's 100th birthday. The Iron Lady was the most marmite of British politicians conjuring up feelings of admiration amongst some and deep disdain among others.

Politics

3 d. ago Tories and Reform battle to be heirs to Thatcher’s legacy on her centenary

Gala dinner to remember Conservatives’ most successful leader puts spotlight on who will carry forward her ideasIt is a glittering annual dinner in honour of the Conservative party’s most successful leader and, on the 100th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher’s birth, one that is bigger than ever.Yet as Tory grandees, celebrity backers and wealthy donors prepare to sit down at a gala dinner at London’s Guildhall on Monday evening, a battle for her legacy is under way between the party she once led and the insurgent threat to its survival, Reform UK. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago The day that Margaret Thatcher nearly died: How first female PM was almost killed in fog

It was December 22, 1984 and Mrs Thatcher's RAF VC-10 had spent nearly 20 hours in the air, returning from high-stakes talks in China over the future of Hong Kong .

Events

4 d. ago BRIAN READE: 'For their arrogance and shameless lying, Tories deserve to be in history's dustbin'

The Conservative Party Conference was almost pornographic with its passion for Margaret Thatcher, says Brian Reade, but clinging to the memory of a dead leader while in total denial of its disastrous recent past, speaks volumes

Politics

6 d. ago Thatcher was born 100 years ago and her reign feels a lifetime away. Why is her effect on the country still so huge? | Martin Kettle

The battles she fought as prime minister in the 1980s belong to the past. Today’s politicians need to learn that she is not the answer to contemporary problemsYou have to be approaching your mid-50s or older to have been of voting age during Margaret Thatcher’s period as prime minister. Only a third of those of us alive today were adults when she finally left Downing Street in November 1990. The proportion who remember the 11 years that Thatcher spent in Downing Street is even smaller.For at least the other two-thirds of Britons, Thatcher’s is a name from the past, and little more. The fact she would have been 100 next Monday only emphasises the large gulf that now separates her era from this one. Yet the centenary could be a helpful moment all the same. It could provide a contemporary chance to reflect on what she really means – and does not mean – for modern Britain. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago BBC legend admits affair with sex worker and says 'having kids ruins marriage'

David Hamilton, known as Diddy, has opened up about his life in a candid interview and admitted to having an affair with a sex worker while he was married with children

Politics

8 d. ago 'Cringe' Kemi Badenoch does 'karaoke' in pub of young Tories as she fights 'ghost town' claims

EXCLUSIVE: Deluded Kemi Badenoch is comparing herself to Tory battleaxe Margaret Thatcher as she fights claims the Conservative party conference has been a “ghost town”.

Sport

9 d. ago 'Conservative conference shop had all sorts but MAJOR thing was missing'

While images of former Tory PMs Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill were littered around the shop, current Tory leader Kemi Badenoch was nowhere to be seen

Economics

9 d. ago Donald Trump branded 'completely mad' by top Margaret Thatcher ally

Former Conservative deputy chairman Jeffrey Archer, 85, said Donald Trump is 'incredibly rude', acted like a child, and that no country deserved a leader like him

Politics

1 week ago Tory MP humiliated after ranting about Margaret Thatcher before sudden realisation

A Tory MP was humiliated after ranting about what Margaret Thatcher would do tackle today’s issues - before remembering that her party was in power for 14 years

Politics