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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Steph Brawn

'It's a waste of money': Thatcher statue unveiled despite protests

The statue was unveiled in Grantham

A STATUE of Margaret Thatcher has been officially unveiled in her hometown despite the presence of protesters.

The £300,000 memorial had previously been guarded by fences, which did not deter university worker Jeremy Webster from throwing eggs at it shortly after it was lowered onto a 10ft-high granite plinth in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on May 15.

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