Editorial summary of material; MT's words included in full: MT visiting a mine in the Selby coalfield remarked that the Southend by-election had been a victory, a thing for which there was no substitute. But she expressed one reservation.
Thatcher
Well, I would have preferred that we had a bigger majority but heavens knows, I've been on the other side in this and I know that the thing that really counts is whether you win or lose and Teddy TaylorTeddy won, and I think he'll be a great asset again to the House of Commons.
MT declined to speculate as to a cabinet job for Teddy Taylor, saying that he would need time to settle in as an MP again. A huge police presence kept 200 protesting miners and steelworkers well at bay.