Former cabinet minister Norman Tebbit dies aged 94
Norman Tebbit, a former Conservative cabinet minister under Margaret Thatcher's government, has died aged 94.
Lord Tebbit was one of Margaret Thatcher's most loyal followers and played a key role in Tory politics for a generation.
In a statement, Lord Tebbit's son William said: "At 11.15pm on 7th July 2025 Lord Tebbit died peacefully at home aged 94."His family ask that their privacy is respected at this time and a further statement regarding funeral arrangements will be made in due course."
As Employment Secretary, he took on the trade unions, and as chairman of the Conservative Party from 1985 to 1987 he helped Mrs Thatcher secure her third general election victory.He suffered grave injuries in the 1984 Brighton bombing, which left his wife, Margaret, paralysed from the neck down.
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