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‘Like an experiment of human resistance’ – fighting in the Falklands

On April 2, it will be exactly 40 years since Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands, beginning a conflict that lasted for 10 weeks and arguably bolstered then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s waning reputation at home. But for young ...

01 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Falklands war report kept for 30 years donated to veterans’ charity

A government report on the Falklands War signed by Margaret Thatcher has been donated to a veterans’ charity to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the conflict. A copy of the Falklands Island Review was donated to The Poppy Factory by ...

04 Apr 2022 at 15:25

Paulette Hamilton wins Birmingham Erdington by-election for Labour

Paulette Hamilton overcame personal tragedy to become the country’s newest MP by winning the Birmingham Erdington by-election for Labour. The Labour candidate’s father died at the start of the campaign and she thanked party leader Sir ...

04 Mar 2022 at 02:55

Labour appears on course to hold Birmingham Erdington but turnout just 27%

Labour appears on course to hold Birmingham Erdington in the by-election triggered by the death of frontbencher Jack Dromey. Labour held Birmingham Erdington in 2019 with a majority of 3,601 votes and anything but a victory for Sir ...

04 Mar 2022 at 01:55

Polls close in ‘really tight’ Erdington by-election

Polls have closed in the Birmingham Erdington by-election triggered by the death of popular Labour frontbencher Jack Dromey. Labour held the seat in 2019 with a majority of 3,601 votes and anything but a victory for Sir Keir ...

03 Mar 2022 at 23:25

Mikhail Gorbachev urged British boy to ‘live a life that makes a difference’

Mikhail Gorbachev encouraged a young British boy to live a “life that makes a difference” as he told him that “the success you take will ultimately be equal to what you put in”. Former British ambassador to Lebanon Thomas ...

31 Aug 2022 at 03:01

How previous Tory leaders have fared in confidence votes or challenges

Here is how recent leaders of the Conservative Party have fared in votes of confidence or challenges to their position. – Theresa May (2018) Theresa May faced a vote of confidence in her leadership on December 12 2018. ...

06 Jun 2022 at 12:35

The Queen’s relationships with her 14 prime ministers

The Queen’s 70 years as sovereign has seen 14 prime ministers, from Second World War statesman Sir Winston Churchill to present premier Boris Johnson. Political leaders have consistently paid tribute to the monarch ...

02 Jun 2022 at 03:45

Nicola Sturgeon: The first female and now longest serving First Minister

Nicola Sturgeon made history as the first woman in Bute House – now she is also Scotland’s longest serving First Minister. Born in Irvine, North Ayrshire, on July 19 1970, Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon attended ...

25 May 2022 at 01:01

University condemns ‘defacement’ as employee accused of egging Thatcher statue

A university has said it “does not condone defacement” after one of its staff members was accused of egging a statue of Margaret Thatcher. Jeremy Webster, who is deputy director at the University of ...

16 May 2022 at 14:55

Liz Truss: 44 days of chaos, U-turns and an economic vision shattered

Liz Truss entered Downing Street by promising Tory members she would turbocharge the economy with billions of pounds of unfunded tax cuts, in a tearing up of financial orthodoxy. But faced with ...

20 Oct 2022 at 16:30

Scottish Government will continue its ‘fairer’ approach to tax, says minister

The Scottish Government will continue to pursue a “fairer and more progressive approach to taxation”, one of Nicola Sturgeon’s ministers has said. Richard Lochhead spoke out as Tories in ...

24 Sept 2022 at 16:31

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