The “Iron Lady”, former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was ready to call for Britain to leave the European Union and had set aside 16 days to launch a campaign timed for 25 March last year, writes the BBC and the Mail on Sunday. Only after intervention from the conservative leader William Hague plans were dropped.
A conservative spokesman described this as "nonsense". "There was no plan to deliver any sort of major speech on Europe in March, or on any other date," the spokesman said ...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.