Margaret Thatcher Obituary

Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher has died following a stroke aged 87.
Mrs Thatcher was the longest-serving British prime minister in the 20th century
She was the only woman to have ever held the post.
Baroness Thatcher had been suffering from ill health in recent years, suffering a number of strokes.
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