US EditionFormer cabinet minister Norman Tebbit dies aged 94
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 8 – Norman Tebbit served as employment secretary and party chairman under Thatcher and survived the 1984 IRA Brighton bombing that left his wife paralysed, his son said.
- Lord Norman Tebbit, a former Conservative cabinet minister, died peacefully at home on July 7, 2025, aged 94.
- Tebbit rose politically during Margaret Thatcher's era, known for his tough stance on early 1980s riots and policies weakening trade unions.
- He was injured in the 1984 IRA bombing at Brighton's Grand Hotel, which left his wife Margaret paralysed for life, a trauma that deeply marked his later years.
- He served as MP from 1970 to 1992, represented Epping and Chingford, and after stepping down became Baron Tebbit in the House of Lords.
- His death closes a chapter on a polarizing but influential Thatcherite figure whose legacy includes advocacy for self-reliance and union reform.
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'A particularly hot corner of hell': Norman Tebbit never forgave the IRA bomber who paralyzed his wife
Norman Tebbit, a key ally of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, died on July 7 at age 94. The conservative politician was known for his strong views and tough approach to politics. But perhaps nothing defined his later years more than his refusal to forgive the IRA bomber who changed his family’s life forever. According to The Washington Post, the attack happened on October 12, 1984, during a Conservative Party conference at the Gr…
Norman Tebbit, Consertavive Force in Britain and Thatcher Ally, Dies at 94
Norman Tebbit, an uncompromising right-wing British politician who was once thought of as a potential prime minister, died on Monday. He was 94. His son William said in a statement to the BBC that Mr. Tebbit had died at his home in Bury St Edmunds, a town in Suffolk, England. He provided no other details. Mr. Tebbit, an elected member of Parliament from 1970 to 1992, was a leading figure in Margaret Thatcher’s government, but he eventually aband…
Norman Tebbit, Conservative minister known as Thatcher’s enforcer, dies at 94
No man more embodied Thatcherism in the eyes of the public in the 1980s than Norman Tebbit, who died on July 7, aged 94. Though certainly no yuppie, Lord Tebbit entitled his memoirs Upwardly Mobile. Margaret’s Thatcher’s triumph was also his. She saw in the Essex MP just the uncompromising approach to transforming Britain to which she too was committed. Both had been disgusted by the Conservative government of Edward Heath blinking when it sough…
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