A statue of Margaret Thatcher in her home town of Grantham has finally been put into place today after delays caused by left-wing threats and the pandemic.
The monument to Britain’s first woman prime minister was vetoed from its originally planned position in Parliament Square, Westminster.
In February 2019, a planning committee in the Lincolnshire town unanimously voted in favour of the £300,000 statue before the unveiling was postponed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The statue has now been erected on a 10ft-high granite plinth in Baroness Thatcher’s home town of Grantham, Lincolnshire.
Thatcher’s monument was erected on the 10ft plinth by workers in Grantham today
The monument to Britain’s first woman prime minister was erected today in Grantham
The pandemic and fears of left-wing attacks on the statue have delayed its opening for two years
Reports originally presented to South Kesteven District Council showed the statue was moved to the area due to fears of a…
