{"id":655033,"date":"2013-04-09T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/serkadis.com\/index\/?guid=2059ac47333979872385571e05374709"},"modified":"2013-04-09T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-04-10T00:00:00","slug":"news-story-lady-thatcher-1925-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/655033","title":{"rendered":"News story: Lady Thatcher 1925 &#8211; 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<h2 id=\"latest\">Latest<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.number10.gov.uk\/news\/lady-thatcher-1925-2013\/#david-cameron-lady-thatcher-statement\">PM\u2019s statements on Lady Thatcher\u2019s death<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.number10.gov.uk\/news\/lady-thatcher-1925-2013\/#margaret-thatcher-history-no10\">Margaret Thatcher at 10 Downing Street<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.number10.gov.uk\/news\/lady-thatcher-1925-2013\/#margaret-thatcher-commons-live-stream\">Tributes to Lady Thatcher from Parliament<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"tributes-from-parliament-to-lady-thatcher\">Tributes from Parliament to Lady Thatcher<\/h3>\n<p>Parliament was reconvened for MPs and peers to pay their respects to Lady Thatcher. \u00a0Watch the opening statements from the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"lady-thatchers-funeral\">Lady Thatcher\u2019s funeral<\/h3>\n<p>Baroness Thatcher\u2019s received a ceremonial funeral at St Paul\u2019s Cathedral on Wednesday 17 April. Her coffin first passed streets lined by mourners and the military.<\/p>\n<p>More than 2,000 dignitaries attended the service. Prime Minister David Cameron gave a reading and said the funeral was a \u201cfitting tribute\u201d to a major figure.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/number10gov\/sets\/72157633263390453\/show\/\">Photo gallery: Baroness Thatcher\u2019s funeral<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.number10.gov.uk\/news\/order-of-service-for-thatcher-funeral\/\">Lady Thatcher\u2019s funeral service &#8211; St Paul\u2019s Cathedral<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"prime-ministers-statements-on-the-death-of-lady-thatcher\">Prime Minister\u2019s statements on the death of Lady Thatcher<\/h3>\n<p>Following her death on 8 April 2013, David Cameron paid tribute to Lady Thatcher. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, he said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday we lost a great leader, a great Prime Minister, and a great Briton. Margaret Thatcher didn\u2019t just lead our country; she saved our country. And we should never forget that the odds were stacked against her. She was the shopkeeper\u2019s daughter from Grantham who made it all the way to the highest office in the land.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also paid tribute to her patriotism:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMargaret Thatcher loved this country and she served it with all she had. For that, she has her well-earned place in history and the enduring respect and gratitude of the British people.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/statement-on-death-of-lady-thatcher\">Watch the video of the Prime Minister\u2019s tribute to Lady Thatcher &#8211; 10 Downing Street 8 April<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/speeches\/tribute-to-lady-margaret-thatcher-by-prime-minister-david-cameron\">David Cameron\u2019s tribute to Lady Thatcher made in the House of Commons &#8211; Wednesday 10 April<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Leaders around the world have also paid tribute to former UK Lady Thatcher. Read <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/jSWlk\">their tributes<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"lady-thatcher-at-10-downing-street\">Lady Thatcher at 10 Downing Street<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.number10.gov.uk\/past-prime-ministers\/margaret-thatcher\/\">Margaret Thatcher\u2019s biography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.number10.gov.uk\/news\/we-called-her-mother-hen\/\">We called her \u2018mother hen\u2019: staff memories from Downing Street<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.number10.gov.uk\/news\/lady-thatcher-1925-2013\/number10.gov.uk\/news\/photos-how-lady-thatcher-left-her-mark-on-10-downing-street\/\">Photo gallery: Lady Thatcher\u2019s lasting influence on Downing Street<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest PM\u2019s statements on Lady Thatcher\u2019s death Margaret Thatcher at 10 Downing Street Tributes to Lady Thatcher from Parliament Tributes from Parliament to Lady Thatcher Parliament was reconvened for MPs and peers to pay their respects to Lady Thatcher. \u00a0Watch the opening statements from the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. 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