Badenoch pays tribute to Tory ‘icon’ Norman Tebbit

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Tory former Cabinet minister Lord Norman Tebbit, who has died aged 94, was an “icon in British politics”, Kemi Badenoch said. The Conservative grandee was one of Margaret Thatcher’s closest political allies and played a key role in Tory politics for a generation. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00The Conservative family is mourning Lord Tebbit's loss. He was an icon. We respected him for so

00:06many reasons, the battles he fought during the Thatcher government, but probably the most

00:11inspiring thing was watching the aftermath of the 1984 Brighton bomb and how he responded to a

00:18terrorist attack from the IRA. Just staying stoic, staying brave, showing lots of courage,

00:24but most importantly looking after his wife who was severely disabled from that terrorist attack.

00:30He put family first. He always exemplified personal responsibility. He was the embodiment of what a

00:36Conservative should be and we're going to miss him very much. I spoke to him quite a bit before he

00:40retired from Parliament. He was always urging the party to be more Conservative and I think he would

00:46be quite pleased with the direction of travel which we're taking, trying to make sure that people can

00:51see authentic Conservative principles in every single thing that we do.

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