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Politicians Attend Funeral of ‘Inspiring Leader’ Norman Tebbit

BURY ST EDMUNDS, SUFFOLK, JUL 31 – The service honored Lord Tebbit’s decades-long political career and included tributes from senior Conservative figures and family members.

  • At St Edmundsbury Cathedral, mourners gathered on Thursday for the funeral of Lord Norman Tebbit, who died on July 7 at age 94.
  • In 1984, Lord Norman Tebbit was injured in an IRA bombing and later served as employment secretary and Conservative Party chairman from 1985 to 1987.
  • Among attendees, Iain Duncan Smith, Lord Michael Dobbs, Neil Hamilton, Christine Hamilton, Jacob Rees-Mogg, and Therese Coffey were present during the service.
  • Following the service, the family requested donations to St Nicholas Hospice and the East Anglian Air Ambulance charity.
  • Tributes underscored his legacy as `the first Brexiteer` and `the grandfather of Brexit`, with Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg and others highlighting his impact.
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Politicians attend funeral of ‘inspiring leader’ Norman Tebbit

Conservative grandee Lord Tebbit, who was one of Margaret Thatcher’s closest political allies, died on July 7 aged 94.

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Stv broke the news in Scotland, United Kingdom on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
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