Iron Lady reveals her bronze statue
Updated 23.16 Wed Feb 21 2007
Baroness Thatcher has unveiled a 7ft 4in statue of herself in the Members' Lobby at the House of Commons.
The 81-year-old, known as the Iron Lady during her 11 years as Prime Minister, revealed a silicon bronze sculpture created by Antony Dufort.
"I might have preferred iron but bronze will do" - Baroness Thatcher
She said: "The House has done me a great honour by commissioning this fine and imposing sculpture.
"I might have preferred iron but bronze will do."
The sculpture faces a similar statue of Winston Churchill.
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