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Ex-Labour adviser John McTernan suggests doing to farms 'what Thatcher did to coal mines'
The prime minister has distanced himself from comments made by John McTernan, which come as the government deals with an ongoing row with farmers over inheritance tax changes.
Watch: Blair aide says Labour should ‘do to farmers what Thatcher did to miners’
A former aide to Sir Tony Blair has called on Labour to “do to the farmers what Thatcher did to the miners...
Labour criticises Blair aide who said: ‘Do to farmers what Thatcher did to miners’
John McTernan, who has been a supporter of Sir Keir Starmer, said farming is an industry the UK "could do without"
Fury as ex-Tony Blair aide says UK 'doesn't need small farms' in GB News row
Tony Blair's former political secretary was called ‘heartless' last night after going on an anti-farmer rant in defence of Rachel Reeves' tax hike.
PM ‘totally disagrees’ with ex-Blair aide’s claim UK does not need small farmers
PM ‘totally disagrees’ with ex-Blair aide’s claim UK does not need small farmers - Former political adviser John McTernan said the Government should ‘do what Margaret Thatcher did to the miners’ to protesting farmers.
Fury as Tony Blair's ex-adviser claims Labour can 'do to farmers what Margaret Thatcher did to miners' and says Britain 'doesn't need small farms'
John McTernan, a former top aide to Tony Blair and a key supporter of Sir Keir Starmer, said the PM could do to farmers 'what Margaret Thatcher did to the miners'.
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Review: After The Act at HOME makes a dragged-up Margaret Thatcher somehow feel poignant
Until now, that is. The fact that you’d be hard-pressed to find many LGBTQ+ people who’d say that Section 28, brought into ...
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Government 'can do to farmers what Margaret Thatcher did to the miners', says former Labour adviser
In a GB News interview, the former political adviser said the move was "”clamping down on tax avoidance” adding: “If they ...
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Ex-Labour adviser John McTernan references Thatcher in farming debate - it does not end well
In seeking to defend Labour’s planned reforms to inheritance tax, which has been slammed for its impact on farmers, ex-Labour adviser John McTernan decided to reference the controversial former prime ...
Labour blasted for refusing to mark Margaret Thatcher centenary
Robert Colvile, director of the Centre for Policy Studies, which was founded by Lady Thatcher in 1974, said: “Margaret ...
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Voices: ‘The new Thatcher or the new Truss?’ 10 of your burning Tory leadership questions answered
In this exclusive Q&A session, The Independent’s political commentator Andrew Grice addresses key dynamics in the Tory leadership race, and what we can expect when Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick take ...
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Starmer Slaps Down Ex-Blair Adviser Who Said Labour Should Kill Off Small Farms
John McTernan, who worked in No10 when Tony Blair was prime minister, said “we can do to them what Margaret Thatcher did to ...
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Is Kemi Badenoch the new Mrs Thatcher?
Prior to her election as Conservative Leader at the weekend, Kemi Badenoch was, on numerous occasions, compared to Margaret ...
Edwina Currie reveals four things that link Kemi Badenoch with Margaret Thatcher
Kemi Badenoch has been repeatedly compared to Margaret Thatcher since being elected Tory leader - and a former Tory minister has explained why. Edwina Currie, who served under Ms Thatcher, said ...
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Sir John Nott dead aged 92: Tributes to Margaret Thatcher's defence secretary who famously walked out of BBC interview and offered to resign over Falklands War
Sir John was Margaret Thatcher's defence secretary when the Falklands Islands were invaded by Argentine forces in 1982. He twice offered his resignation in the days afterwards amid intense ...
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Donald Trump facing fresh calls to review Prince Harry's US visa case
Donald Trump is facing fresh calls to review Prince Harry's US visa case, the director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for ...