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Thatcher daintily manoeuvred over my sprawled form. “All right there?” she said

In those days it was thought exciting to send out Today presenters to hang around at EU summits.

By Libby Purves

Thatcher daintily manoeuvred over my sprawled form. “All right there?” she said

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