A bronze statue of Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom, stands in the Members' Lobby of the Houses of Parliament in London.

[5] However, in 2002, these rules were changed to allow for a statue or bust to be displayed of a former prime minister once five years have passed after their death, or when three Parliaments have elapsed after their resignation from the post.

"[3] The beheading comment was in reference to a previous statue of Thatcher, originally intended for the Palace of Westminster, which was vandalised through decapitation whilst on loan to London's Guildhall Art Gallery.

[1] The only statue suggested which was shorter than that of Margaret Thatcher in the Houses of Parliament, was that of Captain Cook near the Greenwich Observatory, which is only 1.98 metres (6.5 ft) high.

[1] Once installed, the statue of Thatcher left only three former prime ministers missing from being represented in the Members Lobby: Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Bonar Law and Neville Chamberlain.