Sparking renewed interest in the theme of remaking conservatism, speakers and panels at the Margaret Thatcher Conference 2025 have captured headlines in Britain and beyond.
A keynote speech by Isabel Díaz Ayuso, President of the Community of Madrid, achieved a significant amount of coverage in the Spanish press, including the front page of leading Spanish newspaper El Mundo and over 15 thousand views on the community’s X account.
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne’s comments during an ‘in conversation’ with Sir Niall Ferguson, renowned economic historian, inspired a piece in the New Statesman.
Adrian Wooldridge, a panellist for ‘the policy challenge’, covered the conference on Bloomberg.
Attention centred overwhelming on the final keynote delivered by Kemi Badenoch, the woman tasked with remaking conservatism as the Leader of the Conservative Party, attracting articles featured in the Telegraph, the Spectator, the Independent, twice in the Daily Mail (17/3 and 18/3), City AM and the i Paper. The Times and The Sunday Times have made the speech available on YouTube.
Date Added: Tuesday 18th March 2025
