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In her first six months as prime minister, Thatcher repeatedly prioritised defence spending over economic policy and financial control. However, in 1980, she reversed this priority and tried to cut the defence budget. The 1981 Defence Review by John Nott, the defence minister, dramatically cut the capabilities of the Royal Navy's surface fleet.
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher [nb 2] (née Roberts; 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013), was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.
The Conservatives won the election with a majority of 43 seats and their leader Margaret Thatcher became the United Kingdom's first female prime minister. Thatcher inherited some of the worst economic statistics of postwar Britain. The nation was still feeling the effects of the numerous strikes during the recent Winter of Discontent. Inflation ...
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: Margaret Thatcher 4 May 1979 – 28 November 1990 First Lord of the Treasury: Minister for the Civil Service: Minister of State, Civil Service Department: Paul Channon: 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 Barney Hayhoe: 5 January 1981 – 12 November 1981 Lord Chancellor: The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone: 5 May ...
19 December – An opinion poll shows that Margaret Thatcher is now the most unpopular postwar British prime minister and that the SDP-Liberal Alliance has the support of up to 50% of the electorate. 20 December – Penlee lifeboat disaster : The crew of the MV Union Star and the life-boat Solomon Browne sent to rescue them are all killed in ...
The 1981 Defence White Paper (titled "The UK Defence Programme: The Way Forward") was a major review of the United Kingdom's defence policy brought about by the Conservative government under the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The main author was the then Secretary of State for Defence, John Nott.
The lady's not for turning" was a phrase used by Margaret Thatcher, then Prime Minister, in her speech to the Conservative Party Conference on 10 October 1980. The term has thus been applied as a name to the speech in its entirety. It is considered a defining speech in Thatcher's political development, [1] becoming something of a Thatcherite ...
Prime Minister. Head of Government — Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979–1990) First Lord of the Treasury. Margaret Thatcher, First Lord of the Treasury (1979–1990) Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir Geoffrey Howe, Chancellor of the Exchequer (1979–1983) Second Lord of the Treasury