Margaret Thatcher's tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom began on 4 May 1979 when she accepted an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to form a government, succeeding James Callaghan of the L
Thatcher in 1983
Thatcher's decisive response to the Iranian Embassy siege (aftermath pictured) won her widespread praise during a difficult period for the British economy.
The Grand Hotel on the morning after the bombing. Thatcher's response to the attempt on her life helped to bolster her popularity halfway through the year-long miners' strike.
Thatcher at the home of Israeli president Chaim Herzog in 1986
Neil Kinnock
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Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock is a Welsh politician who was Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992. He was a Member of Parliament from 1970 to 1995, first for B
Official portrait, 1995
Kinnock meeting Dutch Labour Party leader Joop den Uyl in 1984
Kinnock in 1989
Kinnock conceding the 1992 general election