Margaret Thatcher

Your digest of analysis from the British and international press

Your digest of analysis from the British and international press

PM wins over Tory naysayers with his leadership over Ukraine, but the British public are not yet convinced

The Week looks at some of the most notable feuds between Britain’s parliamentary titans

The 1990 sacking of Iron Lady offers lessons for embattled current Tory leader

Rishi Sunak’s Budget includes plans to splash the cash – but tax cuts also on cards

Death of Southend West MP comes just five years after Jo Cox was killed

Your digest of analysis from the British and international press

From Matt Hancock to John Profumo, politicians have found themselves caught out time and again

Joe Biden isn’t playing ball with Boris Johnson over post-Brexit trade plans

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 6 August

Inquiry says Lib Dem put ‘political expediency’ ahead of ‘child protection’

Former Conservative leader William Hague suggests Boris Johnson is set for ‘decades of dominance in the North’

Championing the moral worth of the individual has had far-reaching effects

As Britain gets set for a new leader, The Week looks back at some of the nation’s most lauded PMs

The media broadly welcomed arrival of Europe’s first female PM but some warned of widening national divisions

Margaret Thatcher is surprise addition to longlist of scientist candidates

Tory MP says party risk repeating mistakes made in ousting of Iron Lady exactly 28 years ago this week

From Purnell’s plot to the curry house coup, May and Corbyn are by no means the first modern-day leaders to face mutinies

Theresa May’s latest holiday snaps are branded even more boring than Brexit talks

Dominant political ideology of the late 20th century has fallen out of favour in recent times

Ex-head of diplomatic service also says former PM distrusted Germany and hated men with moustaches

Dress code for Durham rugby club party included ‘flat caps, filth and a general disregard for personal safety’

Fictional Bridget Jones joins former prime minister Margaret Thatcher on Woman's Hour list

Former Conservative MP fares badly in survey of 82 academics - but who is bottom of the list?

Newly released files show Bernard Ingham urged prime minister to use photos of Prince William to combat CND

Newly released government files reveal ministers' fears over the 'most celebrated political disaster in post-war Britain'

Tory grandee was one of Thatcher's 'closest confidants', but career was overshadowed by affair with secretary

How the relationship between Janet Yellen and Christine Lagarde could shape our economic destiny

Conservatives are the party of working people, Cameron declares as ‘role reversal week’ continues

From the Falklands war to financial deregulation and the poll tax, Thatcher transformed UK politics

Ed is nowhere near as unpopular as Gordon Brown – and Cameron was unable to knock him out

Useful websites, apps, information and cycling tips to help you avoid London Tube strike chaos

Still, the Times splash is not what Miliband needs as he faces a backbench rebellion over the welfare cap