The ink was barely dry on Shabana Mahmood’s letter of appointment as home secretary by Keir Starmer when speculation began ...

Video Along with Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II, Margaret Thatcher was a giant of our era and, indeed, of history. These three leaders brought about the fall of Soviet communism and the ...

Reform leader plans to rip up institutions governing economic policy and appoint 100 new peers if he becomes PM ...

Margaret Thatcher, the unyielding conservative politician who from 1979 to 1990 served as Britain’s first female prime minister – and the 20th century’s longest running – died Monday. She ...

News about Margaret Thatcher, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was dubbed the Iron Lady while she lorded over the United Kingdom with a clenched fist for 11 years, but now the focus is on her softer side — her chic wardrobe ...

As a consequence, much of what we know of Margaret Thatcher as a mother comes from her daughter Carol, who has been vocal about her complicated relationship with her famous mom.

Claire Berlinski Five myths about Margaret Thatcher December 22, 2011 More than 13 years ago correction An earlier version of this piece misspelled the author’s name. It has been updated.

Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first woman prime minister, died Monday at age 87. The longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century, the "Iron Lady" held the office for more than 11 ...

Margaret Thatcher, the so-called Iron Lady, was one of God’s gifts to music. In the history of popular music, there probably never has been a head of state more reviled in song than the former ...