By DPA
London : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who recently expressed admiration for the politics of Margaret Thatcher, Thursday invited the “Iron Lady” for a meeting in Downing Street and a tour of her former offices.
Thatcher, 81, in a bright fuchsia dress, was greeted with a warm handshake by Brown on the steps of Downing Street, before both disappeared behind the famous door of Number 10.
Brown recently surprised political observers by heaping lavish praise on Thatcher, hailing her as a “conviction politician” who saw the need for change.
“I too, am a conviction politician,” said Brown, who became prime minister after a 13-year wait at the end of June.
Brown has recently been accused by opposition politicians of “cynical manoeuvring” by luring Conservatives and Liberals into his government as advisers in a “shameless attempt” to secure the political middle ground for Labour.
Thatcher was Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990.