September 13, 200718 yr Brown welcomes Baroness Thatcher to No10 in devastating blow to Cameron Last updated at 17:54pm on 13th September 2007 Comments (13) Gordon Brown underlined his closeness to Margaret Thatcher today by meeting her at Downing Street. The one-on-one discussion is sure to be exploited by Labour to further drive a wedge between David Cameron and Right-wing Conservatives. In what appeared to be a snub to Mr Cameron, the meeting was carefully timed by Baroness Thatcher to coincide with the publication of the Tories' green tax policy report, which has itself led to anger among many Thatcherite MPs. Scroll down for more... Odd couple: Gordon Brown and Margaret Thatcher at No10 Read more... Cameron promises to bank 'green' taxes in a fund for families Far from slipping in through the back, it is understood that Mrs Thatcher was arriving at the famous black door of No 10. Her symbolic show of support for Mr Brown will be used in Labour's bid to woo disaffected Conservative voters. Mr Brown last week praised 82-year-old Baroness Thatcher for her leadership and contrasted it with Mr Cameron's stewardship of his party. Some Right-wing Tories believe that Mr Cameron's environmentalism and refusal to pledge an overall cut in taxes at the next election is a betrayal of Mrs Thatcher's legacy. The Prime Minister is understood to be consulting his Tory predecessor on a range of issues, while she advises on the challenges that face British premiers. Scroll down for more... Nice to meet you Mr Brown, I know my way to the front door The meeting was held as it emerged that Labour had hired the legendary Tory advertising firm Saatchi and Saatchi for its next election campaign. The firm devised the famous "Labour isn't Workingî advert, which brought Mrs Thatcher to power in 1979. Its latest ad is: "Not flash, Just Gordon". Its bosses, Maurice and Charles Saatchi, later quit the company to found their own ad agency, M&C Saatchi. Scroll down for more... Just like old times: Margaret Thatcher gives a familiar wave Mr Brown infuriated Tory MPs last week when he praised the former Conservative premier at his monthly press conference. "Whatever disagreements you have with her about certain policies ... we have got to understand that she saw the need for change. I also admire the fact that she is a conviction politician ... I am a conviction politician like her," he said. Scroll down for more... Welcome back: a tearful Mrs Thatcher leaves No 10 in 1990 Mr Brown then contrasted Mrs Thatcher's leadership with Mr Cameron's. "The problems with the Conservative Party today are this: that there are two factions in the Conservative Party ... and the leader is a prisoner of the factions rather than the factions being led."
September 14, 200718 yr Will she be taking over from Mr Brown in running the country? Take back most of the powers away from the EU and return them to British hands?
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