Nigel Lawson

Nigel Lawson, a former British finance minister who was an architect of Margaret “Thatcher's economic reforms but fell out with her over what would become ...

Lawson sat in the House of Lords for 30 years. "I misjudged the strength of the boom," Lawson said in a 1992 interview with the Guardian newspaper. "Optimism on the whole is a good thing, much better than pessimism, much better than gloom.

Best known for his role as chancellor during the 1980s, Lord Lawson held key posts under Margaret Thatcher.

He stepped down as an MP at the 1992 election before entering the House of Lords as Lord Lawson of Blaby. He was also "a prophet of Brexit and a lover of continental Europe," he said. [posted a picture of himself](https://twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1642988449258160128) as chancellor with the caption: "One of the first things I did as chancellor was hang a picture of Nigel Lawson above my desk."

Revered by many Tories as a small-state revolutionary, he fell out with Margaret Thatcher on economic policy.

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The Conservative MP, who represented the constituency of Blaby from 1974 to 1992, served as the UK's chief finance minister from 1983 to 1989, a period which ...

“He was a transformational chancellor and an inspiration to me and many others. “He was a prophet of Brexit and a lover of continental Europe. “Nigel Lawson was a fearless and original flame of free market Conservatism.

The former MP and leading Brexiteer served in Margaret Thatcher's government and sat in the House of Lords until his retirement in December.

“He was a prophet of Brexit and a lover of continental Europe. Mr Johnson said: “Nigel Lawson was a fearless and original flame of free market Conservatism. Nigel Lawson was a fearless and original flame of free market Conservatism.

Best known for his role as chancellor during the 1980s, Lord Lawson held key posts under Margaret Thatcher.

He stepped down as an MP at the 1992 election before entering the House of Lords as Lord Lawson of Blaby. He was also "a prophet of Brexit and a lover of continental Europe," he said. [posted a picture of himself](https://twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1642988449258160128) as chancellor with the caption: "One of the first things I did as chancellor was hang a picture of Nigel Lawson above my desk."

Radical who oversaw Tory privatisation and reform from No 11 but fell out with Margaret Thatcher.

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Boris Johnson described him as a “giant” of Tory politics while Foreign Secretary James Cleverly called Lord Lawson a “true statesman”, after the Telegraph ...

Mr Johnson said: “Nigel Lawson was a fearless and original flame of free market Conservatism. “He was a prophet of Brexit and a lover of continental Europe. Nigel Lawson was a fearless and original flame of free market Conservatism.

Nigella Lawson's former Conservative MP dad Nigel Lawson's death aged 91 emerged on Monday (03.04.21), prompting an outpouring of tributes from the likes of ...

Tributes have poured in for the former Conservative chancellor, who served in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet, following his death aged 91.

He chaired the Vote Leave campaign ahead of the 2016 EU referendum but faced allegations of hypocrisy after applying for a French residency card. He was a transformational chancellor and an inspiration to me and many others." One of his daughters, Thomasina, died from breast cancer aged 32 in 1993. He even had a period of economic growth named after him. He was a man who made a lasting impact. One of his daughters, Thomasina, died aged 32 in 1993. From there he served until his resignation in December last year. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tweeted: "One of the first things I did as chancellor was hang a picture of Nigel Lawson above my desk. Mr Lawson remained as a backbencher until 1992, when he was elevated to the House of Lords with a life peerage, and was known as Lord Lawson of Blaby. He was also an outspoken climate change sceptic. He'll be greatly missed." Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Lord Lawson "a giant" and said he was "a fearless and original flame of free market Conservatism".

Nigel Lawson, the chancellor of the exchequer who presided over the boom-and-bust of Margaret Thatcher's Britain in the 1980s, has died. He was 91.

Nigel Lawson, the politician whose tax-cutting zeal came to define Thatcherite economics in 1980s Britain, has died aged 91, prompting tributes from his ...

He also gave intellectual heft to climate change denial. Ironically, as a member of the House of Lords, he later came to espouse Britain's withdrawal from the European Union. "He was a tax-cutter and simplifier who helped transform the economic landscape and helped millions of British people achieve their dreams," Johnson said.

Nigel Lawson, who was chancellor under U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, has died. He was 91. His death was confirmed Tuesday by a Conservative Party ...

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Nigel Lawson, the tax-cutting U.K. Treasury chief under the late Margaret Thatcher and a lion of Conservative politics in the late 20th century has died.

He became Treasury chief in 1983, and presided over a turnaround in the economy. But politics beckoned and in the early 1960s he became a speech writer for then prime minister Alec Douglas-Home. In the same year, he lost an He also modernized financial markets in what became known as the Big Bang of deregulation, which strengthened London's position as a global financial hub. He was a giant.'' Treasury chief under the late Margaret Thatcher and a lion of Conservative politics in the late 20th century has died.

Tributes have flooded in with Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson among those sending messages of condolence. Sunak described the party grandee and leading ...

[Mr Johnson](https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/national/23405845.boris-johnson-privileges-committee-key-moments/) described him as a “fearless and original flame of free market Conservatism”. Nigel Lawson was a fearless and original flame of free market Conservatism. A true giant of 20th century politics who as Chancellor famously sought to abolish at least one tax at every Budget. He was a giant. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.” “Nigel Lawson was a giant of British politics, right in the heart of the engine room of Margaret Thatcher’s great reforms – and providing so much of the intellectual backing for what needed to be done at the end of the 1970s,” he said. He was a tax-cutter and simplifier who helped transform the economic landscape and helped millions of British people achieve their dreams.— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) [Brexit](https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/national/23430590.brexit-has-impact-says-starmer-dover-chaos/) and a lover of continental Europe. “He was a tax-cutter and simplifier who helped transform the economic landscape and helped millions of British people achieve their dreams,” the former prime minister added. [Mr Sunak](https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/national/23426032.sunak-says-voters-will-decide-whether-think-touch/), who is also a former chancellor, said Lord Lawson was a “transformational chancellor and an inspiration to me and many others”. Sunak described the party grandee and leading Brexiteer as an “inspiration” while Johnson said he was a “giant” of Tory politics. [Margaret Thatcher’](https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/national/18270929.not-quite-right-johnson-article-thatcher-read-downfall/)s chancellor before sitting in the House of Lords as Baron Lawson of Blaby until his retirement in December.