The Latest Breaking News from Margaret Thatcher

Turnover of prime ministers has sped up in recent decades.

Truss has been named the new leader of the Conservative Party

Record View writes Scots must brace themselves today for the most avowedly right-wing prime minister since Margaret Thatcher.

In the pantheon of UK premiers, Johnson must claim his place as among the most scandalous, say experts

Jaime Winstone will step into the late Dame Barbara Windsor's shoes once more to play Peggy Mitchell in a special flashback episode of EastEnders next week

He’s clearly not in the Churchill or Thatcher first class, and his personal flaws and precipitate fall from power means he’s demoted below the likes of Blair and Wilson in the second division. However, Brexit and his election success put him above May and Cameron, writes Sean O’Grady

Surging support for Enough is Enough, Don’t Pay and others could force Labour to harden its stance

‘Human hand grenade’, seen by many Tories as Johnson continuity figure, confirmed as his successor after leading Rishi Sunak throughout leadership race

Hailed a hero by the west for banishing Stalin’s legacy and ending the cold war, he was ultimately reviled at home