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The Latest Breaking News from Margaret Thatcher

‘We have to go’: longest-serving lord reflects on looming Labour eviction

Hereditary peer David Trefgarne will be forced to end 64 years in House of Lords when reform bill is approved

The Guardian - UK

Labour could oust Starmer, he could elegantly step aside – but without a plan, it will all be for nothing

For all the talk of coups, this much is clear: without a strong vision, Labour will face a fresh crisis of legitimacy, says Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Merry Christmas, Keir Starmer: despite everything, you’re still the best man for the job

Rumours of the prime minister’s demise are premature. Yes, the polls look bad – but these days they reflect little more than voters’ passing whims, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

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Sir John Stanley obituary

Long-serving Conservative MP and minister who was an ultra-loyalist during the Thatcher years

The Guardian - UK

Unions have been in decline in the UK for 50 years. A new law could begin to reverse that trend

The UK’s employment rights bill will usher in major changes for workers from April 2026. But beyond promising improved rights for employees over unfair dismissal and sick pay, one of the most controversial aspects of the bill concerns the rights of trade unions.

The Conversation

Did Thatcher know about Stakeknife? asks sister of murdered man

Moira Todd’s brother Eugene Simons was disappeared by Stakeknife’s unit in the Provisional IRA in 1981.

Evening Standard

Lord Maxton obituary

Labour MP, working peer and champion of Scottish devolution who believed Westminster should be turned into a museum

The Guardian - UK

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Independence could lower Scots’ energy bills by a third, Swinney tells voters

Scottish First Minister John Swinney spoke out about how independence could allow a ‘different policy approach’ on energy.

Evening Standard

Martin Parr, photographer acclaimed for observations of British life, dies aged 73

From sunbathers to Conservative clubs, Parr’s images were often in vivid colour with more than a dash of humour

The Guardian - UK

Nancy Reagan’s rehearsal dinners and Bush Sr’s overfed dog: chief usher’s White House memories

Gary Walters managed the president’s official residence for 37 years – now he’s sharing his most vivid recollections

The Guardian - US

Brian Hayes obituary

Pioneer of radio phone-ins who hosted a popular show on LBC in the 1970s and 80s, and won Sony awards for his work on BBC Radio 2 and Radio 5 Live

The Guardian - UK

Racism never went away – it simply changed shape

Prime Minister Keir Starmer thinks that racism is returning to British society. He has accused Nigel Farage’s Reform UK of sowing “toxic division” with its “racist rhetoric”.

The Conversation

‘I have watched politicians failing yet and yet again’: lessons from a life as an environment writer

Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power – and how to do it well

The Guardian - UK

This was Rachel Reeves’s ‘live now, pay later’ budget. The big question is: what happens when ‘later’ arrives?

The chancellor can only hope for an upturn in the government’s fortunes before tax increases kick in, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

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Louder

“More like an inspired act of creativity than a raging blow-out”: Mike Oldfield’s Amarok began life as a protest against his label. But it turned out to be one of his most skilful sculptures

Reissued version is split into sections with his blessing. The only flaw is a triggering Margaret Thatcher impersonation

The Independent UK

Tax the banks to offer £300 energy bill cuts, Reeves urged

The SNP said a windfall tax on commercial banks would raise £8 billion a year.

The Independent UK

This Week in History: 17-23 November

From power struggles to global crises, dive into The Independent’s front pages and see how major stories have unfolded through the years

The Guardian - UK

‘I try not to get him started on politics!’: power couples on rows, rules and who really does the housework

As fewer people tie the knot, four well-known married couples share their secrets, from film director Bruce Robinson and artist Sophie Windham to writers Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman

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The Independent UK

Anglo-Irish Agreement proved politics can deliver change – Irish deputy premier

The Anglo-Irish Agreement was signed on November 15 1985 by then British prime minister Margaret Thatcher and then taoiseach Garret FitzGerald.

The Guardian - UK

Hilary Mantel story imagining Margaret Thatcher’s assassination to be staged in Liverpool

Short story set in 1983, and published a year after the former prime minister’s death, considers ‘what happens when people feel they don’t have a voice’ says director John Young

The Conversation

BBC has survived allegations of political bias before – but the latest crisis comes at a pivotal moment

The leaked memo raising concerns about BBC impartiality was an early Christmas present for those who believe the UK’s biggest public service broadcaster is biased and needs to be reformed and cut down to size.

Evening Standard

Major new City shopping destination opens near Liverpool Street

Launch of Broadgate mall comes 40 years after Margaret Thatcher opened City development

The Independent UK

This Week in History: 10-16 November

From power struggles to global crises, dive into The Independent’s front pages and see how major stories have unfolded through the years

The Independent UK

This Week in History: 3-9 November

From elections and scandals to the moments that made history, dive into The Independent’s front pages and see how this week’s stories unfolded through the years

The Guardian - UK

How the European convention on human rights became a battleground between the centre and the right

For 20 years, populists have been blaming the ECHR for endangering Britain by offering basic protections to immigrants, says author Daniel Trilling

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