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The chauffeur-driven car that carried newly-elected Margaret Thatcher to Buckingham Palace to see the Queen is going up for sale for £45,000.

The ministerial Rover P5 swept its way from Conservative headquarters at Westminster to the Palace shortly after Mrs Thatcher became the first woman Prime Minister in 1979.

The black car had already been converted for government duty including wiring for a police radio set and flashing red lights.