The Conservative Party has won the general election making Margaret Thatcher Britain's first ever woman prime minister. Mrs Thatcher arrived at Downing Street to take over from James Callaghan ...

This excerpt from the BBC's coverage of the 1979 general election shows the moment that Margaret Thatcher's victory was confirmed. It comes while Robin Day interviews Conservative MP Norman St ...

Britain's general election in 1979 is without doubt the most significant since 1945, with Margaret Thatcher becoming the country’s first female prime minister on a radical Conservative economic ...

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43 YEARS AGO (1979) we announced Margaret Thatcher's landslide election victory and warned Britain's first female prime minister must not let the country become divided politically and socially.

What did Margaret Thatcher do for the United Kingdom? Baroness Thatcher, Britain's first female premier, was Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990 and won three successive general elections.

Margaret Thatcher – the unlikely revolutionary. She came to power on this day in 1979 and was to change the face of Britain.

One significant election was the one in May 1979, which saw Margaret Thatcher become the country’s first female prime minister on a radical Conservative economic agenda.

What did Margaret Thatcher do for the United Kingdom? Baroness Thatcher, Britain's first female premier, was Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990 and won three successive general elections.

Britain's general election in 1979 is without doubt the most significant since 1945, with Margaret Thatcher becoming the country’s first female prime minister on a radical Conservative economic ...