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Norman Stewart Hughson Lamont, Baron Lamont of Lerwick, PC (born 8 May 1942) is a British politician and former Conservative MP for Kingston-upon-Thames. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1990 until 1993. He was created a life peer in 1998. Lamont was a supporter of the Eurosceptic organisation Leave Means Leave.
- 1929-1964: Politician, Commentator, Bounder. Robert “Bob” Boothby was a Conservative party member as well as a recurring BBC commentator on public affairs.
- 1961-1963: The Profumo Affair. If Bob Boothby had entered politics a generation later, he may well have met the same fate as his Tory colleague John Profumo.
- 1961-1979: A Very British Scandal. The true story of the first British politician to stand trial for conspiracy to murder was featured in the 2018 miniseries starring Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw.
- 1974: A Faked Death. Even among British political scandals the story of John Stonehouse is a standout. Stonehouse was a former Labour cabinet minister who fell into financial trouble and came under investigation by the Department of Trade and Industry.
Jul 23, 2018 · Norman Lamont, the former UK chancellor, disguised the true cost of Black Wednesday by building up a “secret” £12.5bn book of foreign exchange swaps, according to newly declassified memos.
Jun 9, 1993 · Norman Lamont quit his post as chancellor of the exchequer in May 1993, eight months after he was forced to withdraw sterling from the ERM. His resignation speech was a scathing attack on John Major's government, which was facing a leadership crisis and a loss of public confidence.
The former chancellor under Margaret Thatcher and John Major shares his views on the challenges facing Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives. He warns of rising inflation, food shortages and the impact of the war in Ukraine on the economy.
Norman Stewart Hughson Lamont, Baron Lamont of Lerwick, is a British politician and former Conservative MP for Kingston-upon-Thames. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1990 until 1993. He was created a life peer in 1998.
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Sir Norman Lamont, 2nd Baronet (7 September 1869 – 3 September 1949) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician, sugar planter in Trinidad, and a recognised authority on agriculture.
