Norman Tebbit was one of Margaret Thatcher's true believers and one of her most loyal allies. In a Conservative party full of old Etonians and toffs, he was also one of very few cabinet ministers from a working-class background.

Former British Conservative politician Norman Tebbit has died at the age of 94. Tebbit’s son William says he died peacefully at home late Monday. No cause was given.

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.