Libertarianism in the United Kingdom is a political movement concerned with the pursuit of pro-property libertarian ideals in the United Kingdom. While not as prominent as libertarianism in the United States, after the 1980s and the economic liberalism of the premiership of Margaret Thatcher, the libertarian movement became more prominent in British politics. In the Conservative Party, there is a faction of libertarians based around Thatcherism.
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