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Apr 21, 2024 · Margaret Thatcher was always a remainer, like the purge’s victims. While ambivalent to certain European institutions and policies, she was never, as Andy Beckett suggests she was, hostile to the ...
1 day ago · v. t. e. Sir John Major KG CH (born 29 March 1943) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. He previously held Cabinet positions under prime minister Margaret Thatcher, his last as chancellor of the Exchequer from 1989 to 1990.
May 5, 2024 · Local elections wipeout appears to be harbinger of doom for Rishi Sunak. John Major (born March 29, 1943, London, England) is a British politician and public official who was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997. The son of a former circus performer and vaudeville manager, Major left school at age 16 to help support his family.
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3 days ago · The relationship between Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher is considered one of the closest and most important political friendships of the twentieth century. That relationship was tested to its limits on 25th October 1983 when, without talking to Mrs Thatcher, President Reagan invaded Grenada, whose head of state is Queen Elizabeth, in ...
