Visitors to the Conservative Party conference have been struck by the ubiquity of one former leader – Margaret Thatcher.
The party is celebrating two significant anniversaries: the centennial of her birth, and 50 years since she was elected party leader. They are going all out to revel in their last truly successful leader and prime minister, and the Thatcher memorabilia (Thatcherbilia?) is everywhere. Present leader Kemi Badenoch, who welcomes comparisons to Thatcher, has declared that she is currently reading an admiring biography of the Iron Lady.
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