Blair, Labour and Thatcher

Watch: Blair aide says Labour should ‘do to farmers what Thatcher did to miners’
Credit: GBNewsA former aide to Sir Tony Blair has called on Labour to “do to the farmers what Thatcher did to the miners”.John McTernan, who was Sir Tony’s political secretary, told the Chancellor not to budge on her inheritance tax raid on agricultural land,
PM ‘totally disagrees’ with ex-Blair aide’s claim UK does not need small farmers
Former political adviser John McTernan said the Government should ‘do what Margaret Thatcher did to the miners’ to protesting farmers.
Labour criticises Blair aide who said: ‘Do to farmers what Thatcher did to miners’
John McTernan, who has been a supporter of Sir Keir Starmer, said farming is an industry the UK "could do without"
Government 'can do to farmers what Margaret Thatcher did to the miners', says former Labour adviser
A former Labour adviser has provoked outrage by suggesting the government "can do to farmers what Margaret Thatcher did to the miners".
Fury as ex-Tony Blair aide says UK 'doesn't need small farms' in GB News row
Tony Blair's former political secretary was called ‘heartless' last night after going on an anti-farmer rant in defence of Rachel Reeves' tax hike.
Ex-Labour adviser John McTernan suggests doing to farms 'what Thatcher did to coal mines'
The prime minister has distanced himself from comments made by John McTernan, which come as the government deals with an ongoing row with farmers over inheritance tax changes.
Fury as Tony Blair's ex-adviser claims Labour can 'do to farmers what Margaret Thatcher did to miners' and says Britain 'doesn't need small farms'
John McTernan, a former top aide to Tony Blair and a key supporter of Sir Keir Starmer, said the PM could do to farmers 'what Margaret Thatcher did to the miners'.
Top Blair adviser who said ‘we don’t need small farmers’ disowned by Starmer
John McTernan, who served as Tony Blair’s political secretary, sparked fury as he said family farming is ‘an industry we can ...
Former Spin Doctor's comment on Farmers and Thatcher condemned by SNP
A former aid to Tony Blair has been criticised by the SNP after he said the Government "should do farmers what Thatcher did to ...
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Former Blair adviser says "we don't need small farmers"
“If the farmers want to go on the streets, we can do to them what Margaret Thatcher did to the miners,” Mr McTernan told GB News. “It’s an industry we can do without. If people are so upset that ...
Labour blasted for refusing to mark Margaret Thatcher centenary
Robert Colvile, director of the Centre for Policy Studies, which was founded by Lady Thatcher in 1974, said: “Margaret ...
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IOTA News: Sir Tony Blair Endorses IOTA’s TWIN Initiative for Africa’s Trade Transformation
Sir Tony Blair has endorsed TWIN, a DLT-based digital trade solution by IOTA and partners, as the key to unlocking Africa's ...