Thatcher 'a lot brighter' in hospital

Margaret Thatcher was said today to be a “lot brighter” following her admission to hospital earlier this week after she failed to recover from a bout of flu.

A spokesman for the former British Prime Minister said that she was expected to remain in the Cromwell Hospital, west London, for several more days to ensure her recovery was complete.

“She is a lot brighter. She is sitting up in a chair in her own room now,” the spokesman said.

“I think we are still going to be here for several days yet just to make sure.”

Thatcher was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday evening after she had been forced to pull out of a Downing Street reception to mark her 85th birthday the previous week due to illness.