Nigel Lawson, who helped oversee Margaret Thatcher’s stormy free-market remake of the British economy as the government’s chief financial official in the 1980s and later waged battles as a ...

At an emergency meeting of the Militant Truss Army, held in a broom cupboard of the IEA, I broke the news about Mel Stride: ...

Nigel Lawson, chancellor to Margaret Thatcher, has died at the age of 91. He leaves behind five of his six children, including TV chef Nigella Lawson and journalist Dominic Lawson. One of his ...

Just after her landslide reelection victory in 1983, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher summoned her secretary of state for energy, Nigel Lawson, to No. 10 Downing St. “I’d like you to ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 23: Chairman of the 'Vote Leave' campaign, former cabinet minister Nigel ... More Lawson speaks to guests at Chatham House on February 23, 2016 in London, England.

Politicians have paid tribute to former Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson after his death aged 91. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the party grandee "was a transformational chancellor and an ...

One of those crucial problem solvers was British politician Nigel Lawson, who died this week at age 91. Born in North London in 1932, Lawson began his career as a financial journalist before ...

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For decades, British politicians have tried and failed to solve the same essential problem: how do we make a fairer tax ...

She told the BBC: 'Well, the picture of Nigel Lawson has come down, and a new picture will go up. 'And you know that I've been hugely inspired by many women in politics, and in economics ...

Revered by the Tory right and an inspiration to current prime minister Rishi Sunak, Nigel Lawson pushed through a vigorous privatisation programme and presided over radical tax cuts at the end of ...