NYT > World News Norman Tebbit, Conservative Force in Britain and Thatcher Ally, Dies at 94 Par :Alan Cowell 9 juillet 2025 à 09:17 He was a potential prime minister until he left high office to care for his wife, who was seriously hurt in a bombing by the Irish Republican Army. © Gerald Penny/Associated PressMr. Tebbit with Mrs. Thatcher in 1987, waving to supporters from the Conservative Party headquarters in London, after claiming victory in the general election.