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| Margaret Thatcher: Tributes from Wales to former PM | Margaret Thatcher: Tributes from Wales to former PM |
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| Tributes from Wales have been paid to former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher, who has died aged 87 following a stroke. | Tributes from Wales have been paid to former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher, who has died aged 87 following a stroke. |
| Welsh Secretary David Jones called her "the greatest Briton of the post-war era". | |
| First Minister and Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones said she "was a major force in British political life". | First Minister and Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones said she "was a major force in British political life". |
| Tory assembly leader Andrew RT Davies said she "put the Great back into Great Britain". | Tory assembly leader Andrew RT Davies said she "put the Great back into Great Britain". |
| Lady Thatcher was Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990. | Lady Thatcher was Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990. |
| Mr Jones, the Tory MP for Clwyd West, gave his reaction to the news on Twitter. | Mr Jones, the Tory MP for Clwyd West, gave his reaction to the news on Twitter. |
| He wrote: "Margaret Thatcher was the greatest Briton of the post-war era. Her contribution to our national life is immeasurable. RIP." | He wrote: "Margaret Thatcher was the greatest Briton of the post-war era. Her contribution to our national life is immeasurable. RIP." |
| He said the Welsh flag would fly at half mast over the Wales Office in Whitehall. | He said the Welsh flag would fly at half mast over the Wales Office in Whitehall. |
| Welsh Tory MP Alun Cairns tweeted: "Whatever people thought of her the changes she made were never reversed. Very sad day. Sympathy to her family." | Welsh Tory MP Alun Cairns tweeted: "Whatever people thought of her the changes she made were never reversed. Very sad day. Sympathy to her family." |
| First Minister Mr Jones said: "Margaret Thatcher was a major force in British political life who undoubtedly had a significant influence on the political, social and economic landscape in Wales and the UK. | First Minister Mr Jones said: "Margaret Thatcher was a major force in British political life who undoubtedly had a significant influence on the political, social and economic landscape in Wales and the UK. |
| "There's no doubt about her personal achievement as the first woman to become British Prime Minister. | "There's no doubt about her personal achievement as the first woman to become British Prime Minister. |
| "Her place in the history books is assured." | "Her place in the history books is assured." |
| Mr Davies, the leader of the Conservatives in the Welsh assembly, said: "One of the great leaders of the 20th century, Margaret Thatcher put the Great back into Great Britain." | Mr Davies, the leader of the Conservatives in the Welsh assembly, said: "One of the great leaders of the 20th century, Margaret Thatcher put the Great back into Great Britain." |