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Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, , née Roberts (born 13 October 1925) is a British politician and the longest-serving (1979–1990) British prime minister of the 20th century, and the only woman ever to have held the post.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had to skip a reception Thursday to honor her 85th birthday because she was ill with the flu.
Prime Minister David Cameron read a note of apology from Thatcher to 150 friends and colleagues who had gathered at 10 Downing Street — the official prime ministerial residence — for the event."I hope that you will appreciate that on this particular occasion I have had to accept that the lady is not for returning," Thatcher joked, Cameron said. In 1980, when she was prime minister, Thatcher said defiantly that "the lady's not for turning" as she stressed her determination to stick to her tough economic policies.The former Conservative leader turned 85 on Wednesday. She has suffered from a series of health problems in recent years.Cameron's office said another party with a similar guest list will be held once she has recovered....The phone hacking scandal roiling Britain has cast a fresh light on the cozy ties and outsized political clout of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, the executive chairman ...
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