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Conservative MP Louise Bagshawe speaks in favour of Margaret Thatcher.

The only woman to have served as British Prime Minister, winning three successive General Elections to hold office for eleven years. A powerful force on the international stage, the Soviets dubbed her the "Iron Lady". She was one of the dominant political figures of the 20th century with Thatcherism having a major influence on politics. The daughter of a grocer, upon her election as PM she said she owed "almost everything" to her father. Baroness Thatcher now sits in the House of Lords.

On Wednesday 16th June Jenni Murray hosted a live debate at ´óÏó´«Ã½ Broadcasting House, where four advocates tried to persuade a 300-strong studio audience that the individual whose cause they were championing has done the most to give women a voice in British politics.