Ep 9: The Extraordinary Story of John Stonehouse (with Sir Philip Augar)
Library of Mistakes
Margaret Thatcher and the Iron Lady
The myth of the story of the iron lady is born. In 1978 Thatcher wins the general election and becomes prime minister. But early in her premiership, quite a shocking spy scandal breaks. It emerges that a man called Anthony Blount had been part of a spy ring. She stands up in parliament and denounces this kind of betrayal. The backbenchers agree to call off the hump and things carry on.
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