Margaret Thatcher

‘New Iron Lady’: Who is Liz Truss, Britain’s next prime minister?

Britain’s foreign secretary Liz Truss defeated Rishi Sunak to succeed Boris Johnson as the next UK prime minister. The 47-year-old will be the country’s third woman premier after Theresa May and Margaret Thatcher

Boris Johnson tops poll of bad UK prime ministers as term comes to end

The outgoing prime minister was given a poor performance rating by around 49 per cent of the British public polled to judge the performance of post-war British leaders since 1945

How ‘Iron Lady’ Margaret Thatcher’s legacy looms large in the race for British prime minister

In the race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and British prime minister, both Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak claim to embody the values of the country's first woman premier Margaret Thatcher

Can tall tales 'short' circuit Rishi Sunak’s campaign?

It is a measure of the maturity of the Indian electorate that height has never been brought up as a relevant factor when assessing leaders

From looming over British politics to living on borrowed time, how Boris Johnson shattered his invincibility

It was during the darkest days of the pandemic that the seeds of Johnson’s current troubles were sown. While the rest of the country was enduring stifling lockdowns, the prime minister and his top aides were taking part in social gatherings at Downing Street

Reform may be a can of worms, yet Narendra Modi should not back down from it

Reform in the national interest, something Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen as his mission, is always difficult. Yet, he should stick to his guns

Netflix says it has no plans to add fiction disclaimer before episodes of The Crown

"We have always presented The Crown as a drama — and we have every confidence our members understand it’s a work of fiction that’s broadly based on historical events," Netflix said in a statement.

Netflix's The Crown should begin episodes with a fiction disclaimer, says UK Culture Secretary

“It’s a beautifully produced work of fiction. So as with other TV productions, Netflix should be very clear at the beginning it is just that, said UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden.

The Crown's Gillian Anderson, four other performers open up on how they stepped into Margaret Thatcher's shoes

Gillian Anderson is the latest in the long list of actors to have played Margaret Thatcher.

Through The Crown Season 4, analysing British upper-class etiquette and royal protocol

The Crown Season 4 on Netflix introduces Diana Spencer, whose aristocratic breeding triumphs, while Margaret Thatcher struggles to fit in with the royals.