Thatcher Bank Holiday?
MPs will debate a private member's bill in Parliament this afternoon to rename the August Bank Holiday Margaret Thatcher Day.
A Bank Holiday named after Margaret Thatcher?
The thorny issue of should the former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher have a bank holiday named in her honour headed back to the Commons today. The Iron Lady died earlier this year but her passing stirred up mixed emotions in this part of the world.
Baroness Thatcher is seen by many as the head of a government which destroyed many mining communities.Chris Kiddey reports.
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