PM: Thatcher gave the UK an ‘early start’ on climate change, by closing the coal mines August 7, 2021 Realworldnewschan United Kingdom News UK News Boris Johnson is reported to have said that Margaret Thatcher deserves credit for closing the UK’s coal mines in the 1980s, and that it was her ‘forgotten legacy’ in the fight against climate change. Credit Sky News Please support our Sponsors here :