UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has spoken of a minister who “transformed” the country and who was an “inspiration” to him and many others
London, Thanasis Gavos
Conservative politicians in Britain are paying tribute to the political giant that was Lord Nigel Lawson, after the former Chancellor of the Exchequer died on Monday night at the age of 91.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has spoken of a minister who “transformed” the country and who was an “inspiration” to him and many others.
Lord Lawson was a Conservative MP from 1974 to 1992 and served in Margaret Thatcher’s governments from 1981 to 1989. He was best known as the Chancellor of the Exchequer who implemented the iron lady doctrine of British politics, laying the foundations for the economic model that prevails in the West today.
He was appointed to the House of Lords from which he resigned only last December, ending a parliamentary career of some five decades.
Former prime minister Boris Johnson called him a “giant” of politics and a “fearless and primal flame of free-market conservatism”.
The current Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, described him as a “rare politician” as “in addition to our thinking, he also transformed our economy”.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverley spoke of a “real political figure”, whose contribution will not be forgotten.
Former Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted that one of the most remarkable things about Nigel Lawson was that decades after his time at the Treasury, politicians asked: “what would Nigel do in this situation?”.
The deceased entered politics at 42, being a successful financial journalist and editor of the conservative magazine The Spectator.
He served in various government posts before Thatcher entrusted him with the reins of the country’s economy. He promoted radical tax reforms by reducing taxes and social security contributions.
He was the minister who implemented the so-called ‘Big Bang’, i.e. the deregulation of the money market of the City of London, making the city a world financial centre.
However, in 2010 he acknowledged that the financial crisis of 2008 was partly a result of that seismic shift in the functioning of financial markets.
In 1989 she resigned from the government in disagreement with Margaret Thatcher over the EEC and economic policy, signaling for many the beginning of the end of her omnipotence.
He actively supported Brexit and was criticized as a climate crisis denier.
Among his six children is one of the most famous chefs in Britain, Nigella Lawson.
Source :Skai
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