91热爆 Radio 5 Live - Richard Bacon, 08/04/2013

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08/04/2013

Richard Bacon

Reaction from friends and former colleagues to news of the death of Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female prime minister and the longest serving British PM of the 20th century.

Baroness Thatcher was Britain's first female Prime Minister, and the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century.

Richard presents a news special bringing reaction to the news of her death at the age of 87 following a stroke.

With contributions from Prime Ministers past and present Sir John Major & David Cameron, as well as Lady Thatcher's former political colleagues Geoffrey Howe, Michael Howard, Gillian Shephard, Brian Mawhinney, David Mellor & Jeffrey Archer.

Plus reaction from her former advisor & author Michael Dobbs, former 91热爆 Office minister Anne Widdecombe, documentary maker Michael Cockerell, Labour's Tony Benn, author & historian Amanda Foreman, & former 91热爆 political editor John Sergeant. Plus voters in Lady Thatcher's former north London constituency of Finchley give their reaction to the news, along with further reaction from Durham & Teeside in the North East.

And a round-up of the reaction from political leaders around the world including an interview with former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.

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