Grantham's Margaret Thatcher statue vandalised for third time

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The vandalised statue

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Red overgarment was daubed connected the statue earlier this year

A statue of Margaret Thatcher which stands successful her location municipality successful Lincolnshire has been vandalised for a 3rd time.

The £300,000 sculpture successful St Peter's Hill successful Grantham, which is taxable to CCTV surveillance, has been daubed with the words "Tories out".

Lincolnshire Police person been contacted for a comment.

Image source, RSM Photography

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The vadalism comes contempt the statue sitting nether CCTV surveillance

The sculpture, which sits atop a 10ft (3m) precocious plinth, was offered to South Kesteven District Council aft plans to erect it successful Parliament Square successful London were rejected.

The baroness was calved successful Grantham successful 1925 and died successful April 2013, aged 87.

The lone erstwhile memorial to her successful the municipality was a plaque connected the country of North Parade and Broad Street to people wherever she was born.

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