The battle for political domination on the British right is a family feud – the result will be a Conservative restoration, not revolution, says Guardian columnist John Harris ...

There were two attempted uprisings in 1989 — a successful one in Poland and a failed one in China. Which one will Iran end up ...

Peers had a choice between Lord Forsyth and ex-ballet dancer Baroness Deborah Bull in a vote earlier this month.

When 40 Australian sporting greats join 130 senior business figures, university vice-chancellors, judges, ex-national ...

A Labour MP was used by Communist spies to give a KGB propaganda speech to ‘discredit’ Margaret Thatcher's government and damage its defence policies. Frank Cook, a shadow minister and later member of ...

U.S. politics this coming year will be defined by the midterm elections, and if current trends continue, Democrats could take back Congress. The question is whether, and how, Democrats can keep the ...

Margaret Thatcher’s tenure as prime minister of the United Kingdom ended 35 years ago this month. In her final week in office, during a debate in Parliament on inequality, she raised one hand high and ...

Sanae Takaichi, the new prime minister of Japan, makes a statement about work — with style. By Vanessa Friedman It’s the biggest political handbag since Margaret Thatcher entered 10 Downing Street ...

Japan's first-ever female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is a conservative with a traditional view of gender roles and a penchant for heavy metal music. Japan's parliament elected Takaichi on Tuesday ...

TOKYO — Lawmakers in Japan elected hard-line conservative Sanae Takaichi as prime minister Tuesday, making her the first woman in modern times to lead the key U.S. ally. Takaichi, 64, the new leader ...

TOKYO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was voted in by parliament as Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, emulating her hero, Britain's late leader Margaret Thatcher ...

A 50-year-old document that marked Margaret Thatcher's rise to power was recently uncovered in a garage in the United Kingdom. The discovery was announced by Deep South Media on Oct. 13 — what would ...