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| Grantham's Margaret Thatcher statue vandalised for third time | Grantham's Margaret Thatcher statue vandalised for third time |
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| Red paint was daubed on the statue earlier this year | Red paint was daubed on the statue earlier this year |
| A statue of Margaret Thatcher which stands in her home town in Lincolnshire has been vandalised for a third time. | A statue of Margaret Thatcher which stands in her home town in Lincolnshire has been vandalised for a third time. |
| The £300,000 sculpture in St Peter's Hill in Grantham, which is subject to CCTV surveillance, has been daubed with the words "Tories out". | The £300,000 sculpture in St Peter's Hill in Grantham, which is subject to CCTV surveillance, has been daubed with the words "Tories out". |
| The bronze statue was vandalised in May two weeks after a man was fined for egging the monument within hours of its installation. | The bronze statue was vandalised in May two weeks after a man was fined for egging the monument within hours of its installation. |
| Lincolnshire Police said it was being treated as criminal damage. | Lincolnshire Police said it was being treated as criminal damage. |
| The vandalism comes despite the statue sitting under CCTV surveillance | |
| The sculpture, which sits atop a 10ft (3m) high plinth, was offered to South Kesteven District Council after plans to erect it in Parliament Square in London were rejected. | The sculpture, which sits atop a 10ft (3m) high plinth, was offered to South Kesteven District Council after plans to erect it in Parliament Square in London were rejected. |
| The baroness was born in Grantham in 1925 and died in April 2013, aged 87. | The baroness was born in Grantham in 1925 and died in April 2013, aged 87. |
| The only previous memorial to her in the town was a plaque on the corner of North Parade and Broad Street to mark where she was born. | The only previous memorial to her in the town was a plaque on the corner of North Parade and Broad Street to mark where she was born. |
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