Thatcher was re-elected for a third term in 1987, but her subsequent support for the Community Charge ("poll tax") was widely unpopular, and her views on the European Community were not shared by others in her Cabinet.
Thatcher terpilih kembali untuk ketiga kalinya pada tahun 1987, tetapi Community Charge-nya (biasa disebut "pajak pemungutan suara") sangat tidak populer dan pandangannya terhadap Komunitas Eropa tidak diungkapkan kepada Kabinetnya.