Thatcher said the Irish were liars. Ain’t that the truth...

MARGARET Thatcher did not ‘lie in state’, but she left us with the parting shot that the Irish State lies.

Well, that is according to former northern secretary, Peter Mandelson, who may not be the most impartial witness to history, as he is known as the ‘prince of darkness’, and he lobbed a little hand-grenade into her coffin as it passed by.

To be fair to the former British prime minister, she was, apparently, not just referring to the State, but all Irish people.