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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Chequers.
2023-05-15

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson abruptly pulls out of a press conference in Luxembourg to avoid an anti-Brexit protest organised and attended by British citizens living in Luxembourg. Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel attends the press conference, where, during a short speech followed by questions from journalists, he contradicts Johnson's prior public statements and exposes that the UK government has not submitted any concrete proposals for amendments to the UK's Withdrawal Agreement from the European Union, or delivered any alternative to the "Irish backstop" which Johnson wishes to replace. Bettel warns that Johnson "holds the future of all UK citizens in his hands" and that he shouldn't "hold the future hostage for party political gain".
2019-09-16

The former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's ceremonial funeral is held in London.
2013-04-17

Former Chancellor of Germany Helmut Kohl blames recently deceased former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's hostility towards a closer Europe as the cause for ongoing tensions between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
2013-04-11

The Parliament of the United Kingdom gather for a special session to debate the legacy of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
2013-04-10

Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister, dies of a stroke at the age of 87 in London.
2013-04-8

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher recovers in hospital after having a growth removed from her bladder and is likely to remain in hospital over the Christmas period.
2012-12-22

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher undergoes surgery for a growth in her bladder.
2012-12-21

Personal documents released from the papers of Margaret Thatcher show the former British Prime Minister held a private meeting with Rupert Murdoch at Chequers weeks before his purchase of Times Newspapers in 1981.
2012-03-17

Government documents reveal then-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher was told a senior Merseyside police officer blamed "drunken Liverpool fans" for causing the Hillsborough disaster. Police have since been found to blame.
2012-03-15