Margaret Thatcher statue egged within hours of being installed in home town

Passing motorists loudly booed the monument, with one shouting “tear it down” and another saying “this is no good for Grantham, is it?”

A statue of Margaret Thatcher has been egged just hours after it was installed in her home town of Grantham (Joe Giddens/PA)

A statue of Margaret Thatcher has been egged less than two hours after it was installed in her home town.

A protester threw eggs from behind a temporary fence surrounding the memorial, with a cry of “oi” heard after one hit part of the monument.