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The Iron Lady and the Glass Ceiling

Michael Portillo hosts a dinner party with guests including Shirley Williams and Lord Rees-Mogg, as they talk about Margaret Thatcher's career.

Michael Portillo hosts a dinner party with a cross-section of guests, including Baroness Shirley Williams, Lord Rees-Mogg and Lionel Shriver. They explore the early years of Margaret Thatcher's political career and ask if she was a feminist role model, why the Left has not produced a successful female equivalent and whether women in politics have an easier time now.

30 minutes

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RoleContributor
PresenterMichael Portillo
ParticipantShirley Williams
ParticipantLionel Shriver
ProducerElizabeth Byrne
Executive ProducerJeremy Adams

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