Political Lunch with the Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind

Date

Tuesday, 28th October 2025

Time

12 to 2 pm

A group of people sit around a table enjoying a meal together, with plates of food, salads, and drinks like wine and beer in a warmly lit, casual setting

Political Lunch with the Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind

Sir Malcolm Rifkind is one of the great Conservative heavyweights of modern times. A trusted Cabinet minister under both Margaret Thatcher and John Major, he held top roles including Defence Secretary and Foreign Secretary, before later chairing Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee under David Cameron.

Representing Edinburgh Pentlands for over 20 years, he later represented Kensington & Chelsea, and remains a sharp, principled voice on security, foreign affairs, and Europe. Since leaving the Commons, he’s continued shaping debate as an author, visiting professor at King’s College London, and Distinguished Fellow at RUSI.

We are delighted to be welcoming Sir Malcolm to our Political Lunch. He is an engaging speaker and we look forward to hearing what he has to say, whilst enjoying a two-course lunch and a glass of wine in Pimlicom between 12 noon and 2 pm.

The venue, a private space a short walk from Pimlico tube and Tachbrook Market, will be shared 24 hours beforehand.

Organised by the Pimlico North branch of the Cities of London & Westminster Conservative Association.

All event bookings are subject to our standard terms and conditions, which can be found here.

About Sir Malcolm

Sir Malcolm Rifkind KCMG KC is a British politician who served in the cabinets of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1986 to 1997, and later as chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament from 2010 to 2015.

Rifkind was MP for Edinburgh Pentlands from 1974 to 1997, serving as Secretary of State for Scotland (1986–1990), Defence Secretary (1992–1995), and Foreign Secretary (1995–1997). After losing his seat in 1997, he returned to Parliament in 2010 as MP for Kensington. He briefly sought the Conservative Party leadership in 2005 before withdrawing.

As MP for Kensington, Rifkind chaired the Intelligence and Security Committee from 2010.

In 2015, he joined the OSCE’s Eminent Persons Panel on European Security, before stepping down from Parliament that year. He has since been a visiting professor at King’s College London, a Distinguished Fellow at RUSI, and author of Power and Pragmatism (2016).