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Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby, PC (11 March 1932 – 3 April 2023) was a British politician and journalist. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Member of Parliament for Blaby from 1974 to 1992, and served in Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet from 1981 to 1989.
Apr 4, 2023 · Former Conservative Chancellor Nigel Lawson, who cut taxes, deregulated markets and backed Brexit, has died at 91. He was one of the most influential and controversial figures of post-war UK politics, praised by some and criticised by others.
Apr 4, 2023 · Former Conservative Chancellor Nigel Lawson has died at the age of 91. Holding several cabinet posts under Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, he was seen as one of the most consequential of all...
Apr 3, 2023 · Nigel Lawson, Economic Force Under Thatcher, Dies at 91. As chancellor of the Exchequer, he helped lift Britain with tax cuts and other Conservative measures — the “Lawson Boom” — but ...
Apr 4, 2023 · The former finance minister was a key figure of the Thatcher years, but also clashed with her over the exchange-rate mechanism and the poll tax. He was a tax cutter, a Big Bang advocate and a climate sceptic.
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Apr 4, 2023 · Nigel Lawson, who served in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet and was a key architect of her economic policies, has died at 91. Politicians from across the spectrum paid tribute to him as a "giant" of politics and a "transformational" chancellor.
Oct 17, 2023 · Even in death, Nigel Lawson was larger than life. The colossal scale of his achievement struck everyone fortunate enough to attend his memorial service yesterday at St Margaret’s Church ...
