Margaret Thatcher: Last News

The Apprentice's Karren Brady has admitted that she was "slung out" of Buckingham Palace after outstaying her welcome.Writing in her latest column for The Sun, the Baroness touched on how "fortunate" she feels to be able to say that she met the late Queen Elizabeth II on "many occasions".In her piece for the paper, Karren revealed that she shared "multiple dinners, lunches, banquets and drinks" with the monarch.READ NEXT: Strictly Come Dancing chaos as launch show faces cancellation in BBC shake-upShe recalled in her column how she first met Her Majesty in 2004, and was among 100 other women for the Women of Achievement Lunch.With the likes of Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and former Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in attendance, Karren sat down for a meal with some of the most famous faces in the UK - and the world.Karren explained how when the Queen introduced everybody and when she reached her, she was stunned by everything she had achieved.

Guy Lodge Film Critic At the 1987 Conservative Party Conference in Britain, then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher issued one of the most grimly memorable quotes of her career: “Children who need to be taught to respect traditional moral values are being taught that they have an inalienable right to be gay.” For many of us, it’s a line that now sounds so archaically out of step with contemporary life as to be comical — that “inalienable right” wording ironically appropriated by many a queer-rights cause — though you need only look at Florida’s recent Don’t Say Gay bill to know that Thatcher’s sentiments live among us still. A frank, piercing debut from British writer-director Georgia Oakley, “Blue Jean” is a Thatcher-era period piece that crisply evokes that climate of politically propagated homophobia without preserving it in amber: It effectively puts the past in tacit dialogue with the present.

Before the world began mourning the loss of Queen Elizabeth II, who died at 96 years old on Thursday, the monarch's closest royal family members descended upon Balmoral Castle in Scotland to pay their final respects. Newly named King Charles III, who became the reigning monarch following Queen Elizabeth's death, his wife, Camilla, and sister, Princess Anne, arrived at Balmoral early Thursday. Prince William, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and his wife, Sophie, the Countess of Wessex arrived at the Scotland establishment around 5:00 p.m. local time. Following earlier reports of concern for Her Majesty's health, Buckingham Palace announced Queen Elizabeth's death in a statement following her immediate family's arrival at the castle. Her death was announced around 6:30 p.m.«The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,» Buckingham Palace revealed. «The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.»Her Majesty is survived by her children, along with eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Queen Elizabeth took the throne at 25 years old, and was officially crowned during a 1953 coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey.

Queen Elizabeth II following her death at the age of 96. The longest reigning British monarch died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, surrounded by members of the royal family, including her four children — Prince Charles of Wales, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. The royal family announced the queen's death with an official statement on their social media pages, sharing a portrait of the late monarch. «The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,» the statement read, before referring to the newly ascended King Charles, her eldest son, who will succeed his mother on the throne.

Her last appearance. Queen Elizabeth II‘s final royal engagement came just days before her death when she appointed new Prime Minister Liz Truss on Tuesday, September 6.

Liz Truss, 47, was announced today as the new Prime Minister to be taking over from Boris Johnson, 58, who was forced out of office by a rebellion among his MPs in the wake of the Partygate allegations. Carol Vorderman, 61, has taken to Twitter to share her opinion on the results, just minutes after the announcement, with a jibe relating to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Liz's victory speech.Sir Graham Brady announced the result of the election this afternoon following a bitter contest with Rishi Sunak receiving 60,399 votes, while Liz received a landslide victory of 81,326 votes.The newly apppointed prime minister delivered a lengthy acceptance speech, with former Countdown star Carol taking to Twitter to seemingly compare Liz to Margeret Thatcher's premiership in 1979.Carol wrote in view of her 488,800 followers: "Looking at the audience at the Tory party announcement.....have I time travelled back to 1979??? #PrimeMinister."Many social media users took to the post's comments to respond to Carol's Thatcher jibe.MrH1987 said: "I said that, probably going to try and be another Thatcher."Sean_Boon added: "It's going to feel just like it too.

Liz Truss is to be the next UK Prime Minister, replacing Boris Johnson and defeating Rishi Sunak to become the third woman to hold the office.

who went on to infiltrate Nato naval headquarters in Naples, Italy - tried to befriend Lady Judith McAlpine, of the wealthy construction family. But Lady McAlpine has told The Telegraph she didn’t trust the woman, who operated under the name Maria Adela. She says she would not have taken Adela’s attempts at friendship any further as she thought her to be “fake” and “self-invented”.

sleep experts say.Allowing staff to take naps during working hours will boost their welfare and the firm’s profits, researchers reckon.Analysis of more than 50 studies into the cognitive effects of naps proved their effectiveness in workplaces.READ MORE:Woman with no nipples 'confuses' public by wearing see-through top with no bra Ruth Leong and Michael Chee, below, from the National University of Singapore, said: “Mid-afternoon napping used to be a regular feature of life.

Scotland is more likely to become independent if Liz Truss becomes prime minister, according to a new opinion poll across the UK. The Panelbase poll for the Sunday Times shows that Truss is almost as unpopular in Scotland as Boris Johnson.

Four million Scots risk being plunged into fuel poverty by January if energy bills rise as expected, a shock report has found.

Geri Horner is said to have told Liz Truss to “go for” the role of Conservative leader amid criticism she faced for hugging MP Nadine Dorries at the Women’s Euro 2022 final.The Spice Girls singer was pictured with the Culture Secretary as the Lionesses led England to victory against Germany on Sunday evening (July 31). “Girl power radiating from Wembley tonight,” Dorries captioned the image on Twitter.Many fans subsequently pointed out Dorries’ history of voting against gay marriage and “only recently demonising the trans community”.A photo has since emerged of Horner with Truss, who is currently going up against Rishi Sunak to become the next UK Prime Minister.Speaking to MailPlus about meeting the Spice Girls star, Truss explained: “[Horner] said ‘go for it’, she was very positive.” See the photo below.How long before Geri Halliwell is the next Culture Secretary pic.twitter.com/5NLGs8kTJ7— dominic dyer (@domdyer70) August 1, 2022While some fans expressed their disappointment with Horner (née Halliwell), others said that they weren’t surprised because the singer had previously described Margaret Thatcher as the “original Spice Girl”.Horner also paid tribute to the late PM following her death in 2013, writing: “Thinking of our 1st Lady of girl power, Margaret Thatcher, a green grocer’s daughter who taught me any thing is possible…x.”The final result of the Tory leadership contest will be announced on September 5.

With the race to replace Boris Johnson as next UK Prime Minister now down to the final two, bosses at BBC New Broadcasting House and Channel 4 Horseferry Road will be examining former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss’s record on public broadcasting in minute detail.

Liz Truss has said she has the “toughness and grit” to lead the country while denying she is modelling herself on Margaret Thatcher.

Renfrewshire politicians have joined forces to heap scorn on "lame duck" Prime Minister Boris Johnson, following a confidence vote in the Commons on Monday night.

A statue of Baroness Margaret Thatcher was egged less than two hours after it was installed in her home town. A protester threw eggs from behind a temporary fence surrounding the memorial, with a cry of “oi” heard after one hit part of the monument.

A new statue of one of Britain's most divisive prime ministers has been lowered into place - despite threats of eggs being chucked at it. The £300,000 statue of Baroness Margaret Thatcher is due to be unveiled in her home town of Grantham, Lincolnshire.

Boris Johnson has been slammed after a "desperate" attempt to revive Margaret Thatcher's Right to Buy (RTB) policy, days before the UK council elections.

The Flight Attendant , and it's a good thing that HBO Max is rolling out only the first two episodes on Thursday because your stress levels won't be able to take that much more. “As big as season one is, season two is an even bigger swing,” "I would say it's 10 times the size in scope."She's not kidding.

Location, Location, Location star Kirstie Allsopp knocked heads in a fierce Twitter spat with Nadine Dorries over the privatisation of Channel 4, which airs several of Kirstie's programmes.The pair locked horns after the Culture Secretary wrote an opinion piece addressing the Government’s decision to push ahead with plans to sell off the channel.Nadine, 64, told the British public that it was time for Channel 4 to “fly the nest towards a very exciting future”. In her piece, Nadine wrote that former Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who set up Channel 4 in 1982, had ultimately wanted it to be “free from the constraints of the state” and described opposition to the move as “lazy, overwrought and ill-informed rhetoric from the Leftie luvvie lynch mob”.Kirstie, 50, who has been a long-time employee of the broadcaster, took to Twitter to disagree with the minister’s decision in view of her 427,000 followers.Yesterday, Kirstie shared Nadine’s article, writing: “Some of the language directed @nadinedorries has been vile 100%. “It’s also crystal clear she doesn’t understand @Channel4, nor why it matters. “Writing this divisive piece abuses her position and illustrates why she is entirely unsuited for the role at @DCMS (the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport).”In a later tweet about Nadine’ piece for The Mail on Sunday, Kirstie questioned whether it was “really ministerial” to describe those contesting privatisation as a “lynch mob” while “at the same time complaining about having been accused of fascism”.Sharing an article about the US Senate passing an anti-lynching Bill, she added: “This piece might make you think twice about using the term.”Reacting to Nadine’s decision last week, Kirstie penned:

plans to sell Channel 4 don’t “make any business sense” and undermine the channel’s “tremendous economic and cultural achievement”.The Scottish filmmaker criticised the government’s proposals to privatise the publicly owned channel, which he clarified does not cost the taxpayer any money as Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries wrongfully claimed last year, because it’s paid for by ad revenue.Iannucci, known for TV shows including The Thick Of It and I’m Alan Partridge as well as feature films such as The Death Of Stalin (2017), wrote in a The Guardian op-ed that the move has been ill-thought-out as he questioned why a broadcaster that “puts billions into the economy and promotes British culture and values internationally” should be sold off.“It doesn’t make any business sense, and it’s certainly not patriotic,” he wrote. “I regularly get asked by international broadcasters why the UK government has such a destructive agenda against the country’s main television networks.“Dorries tweeted yesterday that ‘government ownership is holding Channel 4 back’, which perhaps explains part of the problem, that she sees the network as some manifestation of the Big State.