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| Margaret Thatcher funeral: Northern Ireland guests attend | Margaret Thatcher funeral: Northern Ireland guests attend |
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| First Minister Peter Robinson and a number of other guests from Northern Ireland are attending the funeral of Baroness Thatcher in London. | First Minister Peter Robinson and a number of other guests from Northern Ireland are attending the funeral of Baroness Thatcher in London. |
| Mr Robinson is representing the Northern Ireland Assembly at the service in St Paul's Cathedral. | Mr Robinson is representing the Northern Ireland Assembly at the service in St Paul's Cathedral. |
| Also attending are Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt and Alliance Party MP Naomi Long. | Also attending are Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt and Alliance Party MP Naomi Long. |
| Irish Education Minister Ruairí Quinn represents the Republic of Ireland's government. | Irish Education Minister Ruairí Quinn represents the Republic of Ireland's government. |
| The DUP's William McCrea was one of the senior members of the Commons who received Lady Thatcher's body into the crypt at Westminster on Tuesday. | The DUP's William McCrea was one of the senior members of the Commons who received Lady Thatcher's body into the crypt at Westminster on Tuesday. |
| The South Antrim MP said he disagreed with a number of Mrs Thatcher's policies, particularly the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement. | The South Antrim MP said he disagreed with a number of Mrs Thatcher's policies, particularly the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement. |
| "In politics there are things that people agree with and disagree with and I think Margaret Thatcher did acknowledge in her record of looking back over her life that she had regretted things about the Anglo-Irish Agreement," he said. | "In politics there are things that people agree with and disagree with and I think Margaret Thatcher did acknowledge in her record of looking back over her life that she had regretted things about the Anglo-Irish Agreement," he said. |
| "You can't take away the fact that she was an outstanding political figure in the UK. | "You can't take away the fact that she was an outstanding political figure in the UK. |
| "She brought a distinction and respect internationally back to Britain, which hadn't been there for some time. | "She brought a distinction and respect internationally back to Britain, which hadn't been there for some time. |
| "She was a person of renown - no-one can take that away from her." | "She was a person of renown - no-one can take that away from her." |
| Naomi Long said Mrs Thatcher's legacy was "very much a mixed bag". | Naomi Long said Mrs Thatcher's legacy was "very much a mixed bag". |
| "It is a mark of a civilised society that we should be able to mark the passing of significant figures in a dignified way," she said. | "It is a mark of a civilised society that we should be able to mark the passing of significant figures in a dignified way," she said. |
| "There is a time and a place to discuss her legacy but on the day of the funeral there is a grieving family at the centre of this. | "There is a time and a place to discuss her legacy but on the day of the funeral there is a grieving family at the centre of this. |
| "She was a human being with family and friends and that is something you need to be respectful of." | "She was a human being with family and friends and that is something you need to be respectful of." |
| About 200 states, territories and international organisations have been invited to send an official representative. | About 200 states, territories and international organisations have been invited to send an official representative. |