Margaret Thatcher
Today, members of the House of Lords will debate the Terminally Ill Adults Bill for the first sitting of Committee Stage. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Lord Carlile of Berriew, Baroness Coffey, Lord Goodman of Wycombe, Lord Moylan, and Lord Sandhurst, all opponents of the Assisted Dying Bill, have together tabled 587 amendments to… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) met the new Policing Minister, Sarah Jones MP, on Wednesday 12 November, to raise concerns affecting the shooting community, including a forthcoming consultation on plans to merge shotgun and firearms licensing. During the meeting with the Minister, BASC underlined the sector’s commitment to high standards and public… Read more »
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The Commons was set for a far more divisive debate about Margaret Thatcher today after George Galloway managed to trigger a session on whether to cancel PMQs during the former prime minister’s funeral.
Margaret Thatcher’s premiership not only changed the country, but changed the role of the prime minister as we know it. Because of the Iron Lady, the UK prime minister is closer to that of the US president than ever before.
