Absolutely Quote by Patricia Hewitt

Barbara Castle was a hero to millions of British women. She inspired a new generation of women to become active in Labour politics, including,…

— Patricia Hewitt

I think Margaret Thatcher was a superstar in this country, and I think we all felt we needed a superstar to play her, somebody…

— Phyllida Lloyd

Margaret Thatcher made tough decisions. She put people out of work and she stood up to labor unions and she did a lot of…

— Harvey Weinstein

[Margaret] Thatcher had just become prime minister; there was talk about whether it was an advance to have a woman prime minister if it…

— Caryl Churchill

In my immigrant family we revered Margaret Thatcher. She was aspiration personified. She understood what it took to smash the glass ceiling. She shared…

— Alok Sharma

Mrs Thatcher not only made history by becoming Britain's first female prime minister, she was the first woman to hold any comparable position in…

— Kwasi Kwarteng

If you aspired and wanted to get on in life, as so many immigrants families did, Margaret Thatcher was your champion, your role model,…

— Alok Sharma

Being the only girl in the world who can say that her mother was Britain's first woman Prime Minister is honour enough for me.

— Carol Thatcher

Like all of us, there were many facets to Margaret Thatcher's personality. In private she was kind, thoughtful, charming. Very attentive to her interlocutors.…

— Brian Mulroney

I respected [Margaret Thatcher] enormously. She had great integrity in that respect.

— Bob Hawke

Margaret was the best prime minister of my lifetime. Mythology has turned Thatcher into someone regarded either as a goddess by her supporters or…

— Kenneth Clarke

Thatcher was the best politician I have ever witnessed.

— Kenneth Clarke