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Sanae Takaichi goes through her first obstacle as Japan's 1st female PM: Meeting Trump

Known for her controversial views on social issues such as an eye for patriarchy, Japan's first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, faces her first obstacle — meeting the USA's President Trump.

International Business Times UK

Trump and Takaichi Forge Rare Earths Deal to Bolster US-Japan Trade Power

Trump and Japan's Sanae Takaichi sign rare earths pact in Tokyo, deepening trade and defence ties while honouring Abe's legacy.

International Business Times UK

'The Bermuda Triangle of Talent': 27-year-old Oxford grad turned down McKinsey and Morgan Stanley to find out why Gen Z’s smartest keep selling out

Simon van Teutem talked to Fortune about “the illusion of infinite choice, and the social status … You’re always looking for the next level, the Harvard after Harvard, the Oxford after Oxford.”

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Thatcher 2.0? How the UK's Iron Lady Inspired Japan's New Premier Sanae Takaichi

Japan's first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, draws Thatcher comparisons as she steps into power with a bold yet deeply conservative agenda.

International Business Times UK

Sanae Takaichi, Iron Lady 2.0 Poised To Be Japan PM

Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative who admires Margaret Thatcher, is expected to become Japan's first woman prime minister Tuesday, but analysts say her rise does not necessarily signal a feminist victory.

International Business Times

Makeup artist Mary Greenwell was ‘flattered’ to work with Margaret Thatcher

She also told the BBC’s Desert Island Discs about her work with David Bowie and Diana, Princess of Wales.

Evening Standard

Sam Fender wins Mercury prize: ‘Geordie Springsteen’ is voice of a UK ravaged by industrial decline

The Mercury prize almost always produces surprises – among them, Gomez not The Verve in 1998, and English Teacher not Charlie XCX in 2024 – but perhaps the biggest surprise is that the prize has survived for so many years. That it has been won this year by Sam Fender…

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Drag acts, detractors and true-blue diehards: my weird weekend at a Margaret Thatcher festival

For some, she was a hero. For others, quite the opposite. On 13 October, the prime minister who looms large over British politics would have turned 100 – and a gathering in Grantham celebrated her days in power

The Guardian - UK

Margaret Thatcher 'had two affairs' while married to husband Denis, new book claims

The former Conservative Party leader, who died in 2013 aged 87, previously described her partner of more than half a century as ‘the golden thread running through my life’

Evening Standard

Margaret Thatcher had two extramarital affairs, new book claims

A new book claims the former prime minister had an ‘extracurricular’ leg-rubbing friendship and two extramarital affairs

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

The Conservative party’s obsession with Margaret Thatcher merch feels less kitsch and more cult

On the former prime minister’s centenary, celebratory tat has included branded Toby jugs and whisky, while her old clothes were on display at conference. Is this really what the Iron Lady would have wanted, asks Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

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.

Evening Standard

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.

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The Independent UK

Margaret Thatcher’s Tory leadership paper unearthed in forgotten cardboard box

Document was found amongst papers belonging to Sir Edward du Cann

Evening Standard

Scottish independence ‘not a punt’ on the country’s future, says McAllan

The Housing Secretary said the party was not planning on failing to get a majority.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Labor’s super tax walkback; a climate tipping point; and a surprise conversion to birdwatching

Government now plans to scrap tax plan’s application to unrealised gains and delay start date of changes to July 2026

The Independent UK

Revulsion with Westminster will push Scotland to independence, Swinney to say

John Swinney will address the last SNP conference ahead of next year’s election.

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Morning Mail: Calls for rule change on abusers’ honours; release of Gaza hostages nears; Healy heroic in Women’s World Cup

Campaigners seek honours rule change; Israel and Hamas prepare for prisoner swap; Alyssa Healy leads Australia to victory over India

The Guardian - UK

Looking for signs of life in centre-right politics in Britain

Letters: Responding to articles about the Conservative party conference, David Redshaw suspects there may be life in Thatcherism yet. Plus letters from Des Senior, William Wallace, Les Bright, Katy Jennison and Peter Brooker

The Guardian - UK

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 ideas

Evening Standard

Ben Elton says his angry 1980s stand-up persona was ‘a useful lie’

The writer and comedian got his television break appearing in the 1980s when his left-wing act – accompanied by his shiny suit – brought headlines

The Guardian - UK

Iron Ladies review – inspiring account of the women on the miners’ strike picket lines

Fascinating exploration of the women inspired to activism in the Margaret Thatcher era of union-bashing

The Guardian - UK

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

Today’s politicians need to learn that she is not the answer to contemporary problems, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch has put her stamp on the Tory leadership with big tax reveal – but will it be enough to save her?

NEWS ANALYSIS: After the Tories looked dead and buried in Manchester and Jenrick looked ready to take over as leader, Kemi Badenoch produced a speech which has breathed life into her party and leadership, says David Maddox

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