Margaret Thatcher: Her life and career

Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher has died at 87 following a stroke, her spokesman has said.

Lord Bell said: "It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning."

Lady Thatcher was Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990.

David Cameron called her a "great Briton" and the Queen spoke of her sadness at the death.

But she often polarised public opinion, particularly following her battle with trade unions.

BBC Wales political editor Betsan Powys reflects on Lady Thatcher's life and career.

Obituary: Margaret Thatcher

Ex-Prime Minister Thatcher dies

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