Kemi Badenoch calls for a Margaret Thatcher statue outside Parliament

Kemi Badenoch calls for massive Margaret Thatcher statue outside Parliament

Kemi Badenoch has called for the construction of a statue of Margaret Thatcher outside parliament, despite there already being one inside the Palace of Westminster.  The Tory leader acknowledged fears that the proposed statue could be defaced due to her controversial decisions while in government but urged Brits to treat sculptures with “a bit more respect” in a last attempt to win over Reform UK voters ahead of the local elections. Talking to B…

Kemi Badenoch calls for a Margaret Thatcher statue outside Parliament

Tory leader wants former prime minister to join Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Millicent Fawcett, Abraham Lincoln and other luminaries honoured on iconic green outside House of Commons

Meet Kemi Badenoch: ahead of the local elections, Tatler asks what’s the real story behind Thatcher 2.0’s iron-clad persona?

Tory Kemi Badenoch wears the trousers at home, and doesn’t do the Westminster party circuit (but she does do Buckingham Palace). And if she disagrees with you? She’ll take you to lunch and tell you why you’re wrong. Zoe Strimpel discovered more in Tatler's February 2025 issue