<p>Nigel Lawson, the politician whose tax-cutting zeal came to define Thatcherite economics in 1980s Britain, has died aged 91, prompting tributes from his Conservative descendants.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who like Lawson served as chancellor of the exchequer, said he had hung a picture of his illustrious predecessor when he took on the job of finance minister.</p>.<p>"He was a transformational Chancellor and an inspiration to me and many others," Sunak tweeted after Lawson's passing was announced late on Monday.</p>.<blockquote><p dir="ltr" lang="en">One of the first things I did as Chancellor was hang a picture of Nigel Lawson above my desk.<br /><br />He was a transformational Chancellor and an inspiration to me and many others.<br /><br />My thoughts are with his family and friends at this time. <a href="https://t.co/SPwcnoUFnQ">pic.twitter.com/SPwcnoUFnQ</a></p>— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) <a href="https://twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1642988449258160128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2023</a></blockquote>.<p>1</p>.<p>Former prime minister Boris Johnson mourned the loss of a political and intellectual "giant".</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/sunak-thinks-timing-uk-tax-cuts-just-right-can-save-the-tories-1201349.html" target="_blank">Sunak thinks timing UK tax cuts just right can save the Tories</a></strong></p>.<p>"He was a tax-cutter and simplifier who helped transform the economic landscape and helped millions of British people achieve their dreams," Johnson said.</p>.<p>After a high-profile career in journalism, focussed on business coverage, Lawson entered parliament for the Conservatives in 1974.</p>.<p>As chancellor in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet from 1983 to 1989, he enacted the policies of tax-cutting, deregulation and privatisation that are the hallmark now of right-wing politics in Britain and beyond.</p>.<p>But he fell out with Thatcher towards the end of her time in office, particularly over his desire for the pound to shadow a European currency system that was a precursor of the euro.</p>.<p>Ironically, as a member of the House of Lords, he later came to espouse Britain's withdrawal from the European Union. He also gave intellectual heft to climate change denial.</p>.<p>Lawson's children include Nigella, a TV chef and writer, and prominent journalist Dominic, who like his father edited <em>The Spectator</em> magazine.</p>
<p>Nigel Lawson, the politician whose tax-cutting zeal came to define Thatcherite economics in 1980s Britain, has died aged 91, prompting tributes from his Conservative descendants.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who like Lawson served as chancellor of the exchequer, said he had hung a picture of his illustrious predecessor when he took on the job of finance minister.</p>.<p>"He was a transformational Chancellor and an inspiration to me and many others," Sunak tweeted after Lawson's passing was announced late on Monday.</p>.<blockquote><p dir="ltr" lang="en">One of the first things I did as Chancellor was hang a picture of Nigel Lawson above my desk.<br /><br />He was a transformational Chancellor and an inspiration to me and many others.<br /><br />My thoughts are with his family and friends at this time. <a href="https://t.co/SPwcnoUFnQ">pic.twitter.com/SPwcnoUFnQ</a></p>— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) <a href="https://twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1642988449258160128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2023</a></blockquote>.<p>1</p>.<p>Former prime minister Boris Johnson mourned the loss of a political and intellectual "giant".</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/sunak-thinks-timing-uk-tax-cuts-just-right-can-save-the-tories-1201349.html" target="_blank">Sunak thinks timing UK tax cuts just right can save the Tories</a></strong></p>.<p>"He was a tax-cutter and simplifier who helped transform the economic landscape and helped millions of British people achieve their dreams," Johnson said.</p>.<p>After a high-profile career in journalism, focussed on business coverage, Lawson entered parliament for the Conservatives in 1974.</p>.<p>As chancellor in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet from 1983 to 1989, he enacted the policies of tax-cutting, deregulation and privatisation that are the hallmark now of right-wing politics in Britain and beyond.</p>.<p>But he fell out with Thatcher towards the end of her time in office, particularly over his desire for the pound to shadow a European currency system that was a precursor of the euro.</p>.<p>Ironically, as a member of the House of Lords, he later came to espouse Britain's withdrawal from the European Union. He also gave intellectual heft to climate change denial.</p>.<p>Lawson's children include Nigella, a TV chef and writer, and prominent journalist Dominic, who like his father edited <em>The Spectator</em> magazine.</p>