Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died following a stroke aged 87, her spokesman has confirmed.
“It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning,” Lord Tim Bell said.
Margaret, who was the first woman to become British prime minister, served from 1979 to 1990 as leader of the Conservative Party.
Known as the “Iron Lady” Margaret was an influential figure in post-war British and world politics.
She made very few public appearances after retiring from public life following a stroke in 2002 and suffered several strokes after that.
Her family is expected to make a further statement at a later time.
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