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Culture Secretary has say on V&A labelling Margaret Thatcher a villain alongside Osama bin Laden

Source: Bettmann Archive

The Culture Secretary has raised concerns about an exhibit in the Victoria and Albert Museum which appears to describe former Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher as among “contemporary villains”.

The puppet of Baroness Thatcher, which was used in satirical production Spitting Image, is being museum as part of a Laughing Matters display.

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