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2 weeks ago

Sam McBride: Norman Tebbit showed me his more subtle side with his thoughts on Martin McGuinness and Queen Elizabeth's 'battlefield moment'

Norman Tebbit was divisive in life and he divided in death. Having revelled in the demise of some of his enemies, this key ally of Margaret Thatcher may well have accepted that some of those foes would rejoice in his own end. As someone who rolled with the punches, he would hardly have been the sort to demand people be prosecuted for 'hate crimes' over crudely insensitive gloating.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Forget left and right: Norman Tebbit was a working-class hero. Politicians now could learn much from him | Henry Hill

Norman Tebbit was an iconic figure in Tory politics, closely embodying Thatcherism and a significant shift towards appealing to the working-class vote.
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3 weeks ago
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Norman Tebbit, former Tory minister and close Thatcher ally, dies at 94 UK politics live

Norman Tebbit, former Conservative cabinet minister and close ally of Margaret Thatcher, has died at the age of 94.
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3 weeks ago
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Norman Tebbit, former Tory cabinet minister, dies at 94

Norman Tebbit, former Conservative cabinet minister and loyal supporter of Margaret Thatcher, died at 94, leaving behind a significant political legacy.
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