In the long history of this Parliament, Margaret Thatcher was our first — and so far only — woman Prime Minister.
She won three elections in a row, serving this country for a longer continuous period than any Prime Minister for more than one hundred and fifty years. She defined — and she overcame — the great challenges of her age and it is right that Parliament has been recalled to mark our respect.
Mr Speaker, it is also right that next Wednesday, Lady Thatcher’s coffin will be draped with the flag she loved. It will be placed on a gun carriage and taken to St Paul’s Cathedral and members of all three services will line the route.
This will be a fitting salute to a great Prime Minister.
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