Old Newscast: Margaret Thatcher Announces Her Resignation, 1990 (Part 1)
The day that marked the end of the Thatcher era.
August 30, 2025
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<p>On this episode of Old Newscast, we look at the day that Margaret Thatcher announced she would stand down as prime minister, 22 November 1990.</p><p>Jim Naughtie, BBC special correspondent joins Adam with Caroline Slocock, who was Thatcher’s private secretary.</p><p>They go through how the day unfolded publicly and behind the scenes, and what led to the decision.</p><p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Rufus Gray and Chris Flynn. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.</p>
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