Britain loses "great leader," says Cameron.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said he learned with great sadness of the death of Margaret Thatcher, his predecessor as Conservative leader and Prime Minister; "We have lost a great leader, a great Prime Minister and a great Briton."
April 8 (Reuters) British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday that he learned with great sadness of the death of Margaret Thatcher, his predecessor as Conservative leader and prime minister, who governed from 1979 to 1990.
"We have lost a great leader, a great prime minister and a great Briton," Cameron said in a statement shortly after a Thatcher family spokesperson confirmed that the former prime minister had died peacefully following a stroke.
Queen Elizabeth also expressed sadness and said she would send a private message of sympathy to the Thatcher family.
(By Estelle Shirbon)