By removing a portrait of Margaret Thatcher from her previous investigation in Downing Street, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stoked a political uproar. The decision to take down the £100, 000 artwork, which was commissioned in 2009 by then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown as a gift to Thatcher’s tradition, has been met with reaction, with critics labeling the shift as “petty”, reported Daily Mail.
Thatcher was at her height of power following the Falklands War in 1982, according to the portrait, which was created by imperial photograph artist Richard Stone. It was Downing Street’s second portrait of a former prime minister to be released in 2009. Thatcher, often referred to as the” Iron Lady”, apparently felt honored by the movement.
According to reports, Starmer found the photograph “unsettling” and had it removed from the Thatcher Room, a place in No. 10 that he does not utilize as his research. No 10 confirmed the treatment, which was first revealed by Starmer’s author, Tom Baldwin.
The decision has sparked anger among Thatcher’s followers, who accuse Starmer of trying to appease the left wing of his party. Sir John Redwood, a former head of Thatcher’s plan system, criticized the walk, suggesting that Starmer may be nervous being compared to a “far better perfect minister”.
Margaret Thatcher praised the British people and said she knew the country had great opportunities and talents. ” She was positive and optimistic, and he is pessimistic, negative, and nasty”.
