The parallels with Margaret Thatcher’s 1990 downfall are clear to see, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
The prime minister is good at creating distractions – but the parallels with Thatcher’s 1990 downfall are clear to seePhotograph: David Cliff/NurPhoto/REX/ShutterstockPhotograph: David Cliff/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstockas Conservative prime minister, her chief whip Tim Renton concluded that Thatcher had lost power because she “had ceased having an open mind” about how to unify her party or to govern.
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