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Margaret Thatcher's marble statue which was, famously decapitated by a cricket bat, has caused a stir when the people of Grantham have claimed that it would be a 'dubious honour' to put it back on display.

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Now the snubbed statue of the former Prime Minister has been saved by supports of the conservative PM on Basildon Council in Essex.

The Council, which was once a stronghold of Baroness Thatcher want the statue to become the centre piece of an estate redevelopment.


The £150,000 marble statue which was revealed in 2002, was decapitated later in the same year.

It was restored to its former 8ft glory and offered to the residents of Grantham in Lincolnshire, where the Baroness was born.

The offer was snubbed by the town, saying that they might not have anywhere for the statue to be housed.

Malcolm Buckley, the Councillor for the regeneration of Craylands estate, said that it would be fitting if the statue was housed to commemorate the £250million revamp.

He said:#quote#I think it would be a fitting tribute to her. Many people in Craylands and Basildon have Benefitted from policies brought in by Mrs Thatcher, such as introducing the right to buy council homes, as well as her broader policies.#/quote#

Source: telegraph.co.uk

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