UK PM Keir Starmer under fire for removing £100k Margaret Thatcher portrait from Downing Street, critics call it ‘petty’
Friday, 30 August 2024 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's removal of a portrait of Margaret Thatcher from Downing Street has created political friction. The £100,000 painting, commissioned in 2009, honored Thatcher's legacy. Some of her supporters, including Sir John Redwood, view the act as an attempt to appease the left wing of Starmer’s party, sparking significant backlash.
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Sir Keir Starmer welcomed Bahrain's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa to Downing Street on Tuesday. It comes after Starmer delivered a keynote speech in which he warned the..
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Friday, 30 August 2024
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