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22/02/2007
Iron Lady unveils bronze statue
Baroness Thatcher has unveiled a seven-foot high statue of herself in the Members' Lobby of the House of Commons.
Better known as the 'Iron Lady' during her tenure as Prime Minister, Baroness Thatcher is the first living former Prime Minister to be honoured with a statue in the Commons.
At the unveiling today with her successor John Major and current Tory leader David Cameron, Baroness Thatcher 81, quipped: "I might be made of iron but bronze will do."
The 7ft 4in tall statue by Anthony Dufort faces that of Winston Churchill.
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Better known as the 'Iron Lady' during her tenure as Prime Minister, Baroness Thatcher is the first living former Prime Minister to be honoured with a statue in the Commons.
At the unveiling today with her successor John Major and current Tory leader David Cameron, Baroness Thatcher 81, quipped: "I might be made of iron but bronze will do."
The 7ft 4in tall statue by Anthony Dufort faces that of Winston Churchill.
(SP/KMcA)
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