Former Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher has died after suffering a stroke today.
Prime Minister David Cameron said: 'It was with great sadness that l learned of Lady Thatcher's death. We've lost a great leader, a great Prime Minister and a great Briton'.
He will return early from his visit to Europe this afternoon following the death of Baroness Thatcher, Downing Street said.
The grocer's daughter, who became the longest serving British prime minister of the 20th century, will be honoured with a full state funeral at St Paul's Cathedral.Not since Winston Churchill's death has a politician been granted such a tribute. His funeral was also held there in 1965.
'A wide and diverse range of people and groups with connections to Lady Thatcher will be invited,' Number 10 said.
The union flag above Number 10 Downing Street has been lowered to half-mast and flowers were left outside her Chelsea home within an hour of the announcement of her death.
Sad day, what a woman she was.