FILE - Britain's Conservative party leader Margaret Thatcher raises her arm and points, while answering questions at a press conference in London, April 11, 1979, launching her party's policies for the General Election. Britain’s upcoming general election on July 4, 2024, is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Britain's general election in 1979 is without doubt the most consequential since 1945, with Margaret Thatcher becoming the country’s first female prime minister on a radical Conservative economic agenda. At its heart, Thatcherism represented a total rethink over the role of the state. (AP Photo/Lawrence Harris, File)
FILE - Britain's Conservative Party Leader Margaret Thatcher with her husband Dennis gives a jubilant wave at her party headquarters on election night in London, May 4, 1979. Britain’s upcoming general election on July 4, 2024, is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Britain's general election in 1979 is without doubt the most consequential since 1945, with Margaret Thatcher becoming the country’s first female prime minister on a radical Conservative economic agenda. At its heart, Thatcherism represented a total rethink over the role of the state. (AP Photo/Bob Dear, File)
FILE - Britain's Margaret Thatcher waves in celebration at Conservative Party headquarters in London in the early hours of May 4, 1979, after winning the General Election. At right is her son Mark. Britain’s upcoming general election on July 4, 2024, is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Britain's general election in 1979 is without doubt the most consequential since 1945, with Margaret Thatcher becoming the country’s first female prime minister on a radical Conservative economic agenda. At its heart, Thatcherism represented a total rethink over the role of the state. (AP Photo/Bob Dear, File)
FILE - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher meets with US President Ronald Reagan at the White House in Washington, Feb. 20, 1985. Britain’s upcoming general election on July 4, 2024, is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Britain's general election in 1979 is without doubt the most consequential since 1945, with Margaret Thatcher becoming the country’s first female prime minister on a radical Conservative economic agenda. At its heart, Thatcherism represented a total rethink over the role of the state. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - Britain's Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher waves to wellwishers as she arrives at 10 Downing Street, London with her husband Denis at right, May 4, 1979. Britain’s upcoming general election on July 4, 2024, is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Britain's general election in 1979 is without doubt the most consequential since 1945, with Margaret Thatcher becoming the country’s first female prime minister on a radical Conservative economic agenda. At its heart, Thatcherism represented a total rethink over the role of the state. (AP Photo/Bob Dear, File)