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A series of dinner parties with a cross-section of guests in conversation.

Michael Portillo hosts a series of dinner parties with a cross-section of guests in conversation.

Michael Portillo

Shirley Williams

Lionel Shriver

Elizabeth Byrne

Jeremy Adams

Dinner with Portillo: The Iron Lady and the Glass Ceiling

12/06/2008

The Iron Lady and the Glass Ceiling

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Michael Portillo and guests explore the early years of Margaret Thatcher's career.

Michael Portillo hosts a dinner party with guests including Shirley Williams and Lord Rees-Mogg, as they talk about Margaret Thatcher's career.

Michael Portillo hosts a dinner party with a cross-section of guests, including Baroness Shirley Williams, Lord Rees-Mogg and Lionel Shriver. They explore the early years of Margaret Thatcher's political career and ask if she was a feminist role model, why the Left has not produced a successful female equivalent and whether women in politics have an easier time now.

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