Norman Tebbit, a prominent Conservative politician and close ally of Margaret Thatcher, passed away at the age of 94. His family announced he died peacefully at home. Tebbit played a significant role in countering the power of trade unions in the 1980s and was recognized for his socially conservative views. He is known for his controversial remarks about the unemployed needing to seek work and his cricket test regarding immigrants' British identity. Current Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch honors him as an iconic political figure who inspired all Conservatives.
Conservative politician Norman Tebbit, a key ally of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in her free-market transformation of Britain, has died at the age of 94.
Tebbit was known for his role tackling the power of Britain's trade unions during the 1980s, and for his socially conservative and free-market views.
He was famed for suggesting the unemployed should get on their bikes to look for work, and for Tebbit's cricket test asserting immigrants could not truly be British until they cheered for England.
Current Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said Tebbit was an icon in British politics, an inspiration to all Conservatives through his unstinting service.
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