She held the office of prime minister longer than any other British politician in the 20th century, setting her country on a right-leaning economic path.

Opinion remains sharply divided on the legacy of Margaret Thatcher, pictured at the Conservative conference in Blackpool in October 1981 [BBC] She was the country's first female prime minister and a ...

The first female prime minister of Great Britain. Called the Iron Lady, for personal and political toughness. Only British prime minister of the 20th century to win three consecutive terms. (Former ...

Margaret Thatcher, the iconic former British prime minister, died Monday at age 87 after suffering a stroke. Although she was a towering presence on the world stage in the 1980s, often standing ...

This video traces the lasting consequences of 1981—from the Yorkshire Ripper and unresolved racial injustices to IRA violence, the Falklands War, and Margaret Thatcher’s rise and fall. It shows how ...

To say Margaret Thatcher divided public opinion would be an understatement. Revered by the right, reviled by the left, her impact is still felt 23 years after she stepped down as British Prime ...

People Was Margaret Thatcher great for Britain? The 'Iron Lady’ would be celebrating her 100th birthday this month. Margaret Thatcher rose to power in 1979 as the first ever female prime minister and ...

LONDON (AP) — Margaret Thatcher, the combative "Iron Lady" who infuriated European allies, found a fellow believer in Ronald Reagan and transformed her country by a ruthless dedication to free markets ...

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 ...