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| Baroness Thatcher's funeral: Alex Salmond pays respects | |
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| Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond was among guests who attended the funeral of Baroness Thatcher. | |
| The former prime minister, who died last week aged 87, was accorded a ceremonial funeral with military honours. | |
| A debate on her legacy which was due to be held at the Scottish Parliament has been postponed. | A debate on her legacy which was due to be held at the Scottish Parliament has been postponed. |
| Ahead of her funeral Mr Salmond said he believed people should not celebrate the death of Lady Thatcher. | Ahead of her funeral Mr Salmond said he believed people should not celebrate the death of Lady Thatcher. |
| A rally is planned in Glasgow's George Square later. | A rally is planned in Glasgow's George Square later. |
| Mr Salmond told the BBC he respected people's right to disagree with the former prime minister's policies but said "people shouldn't celebrate anybody's passing". | Mr Salmond told the BBC he respected people's right to disagree with the former prime minister's policies but said "people shouldn't celebrate anybody's passing". |
| He said: "It is important we [the Scottish government] attend the funeral, I do on behalf of the people of Scotland and do so properly because that is the right thing to do in terms of the funeral - but I can well understand why many, many people would see that sort of cost as disproportionate. | He said: "It is important we [the Scottish government] attend the funeral, I do on behalf of the people of Scotland and do so properly because that is the right thing to do in terms of the funeral - but I can well understand why many, many people would see that sort of cost as disproportionate. |
| "I don't think anyone should celebrate anybody's death and I say people shouldn't celebrate anybody's passing but people are entitled absolutely, absolutely entitled, to put forward their point of view." | "I don't think anyone should celebrate anybody's death and I say people shouldn't celebrate anybody's passing but people are entitled absolutely, absolutely entitled, to put forward their point of view." |
| Mr Salmond described Lady Thatcher as the "hand maiden of a return of Scottish democracy" because he argued her time in government helped create the Scottish Parliament. | Mr Salmond described Lady Thatcher as the "hand maiden of a return of Scottish democracy" because he argued her time in government helped create the Scottish Parliament. |
| Scotland Office Minister David Mundell said that Lady Thatcher had put Britain "back on the world stage". | Scotland Office Minister David Mundell said that Lady Thatcher had put Britain "back on the world stage". |
| He was speaking to BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme ahead of the funeral. | He was speaking to BBC Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme ahead of the funeral. |
| Scotland's only Conservative MP Mr Mundell said: "I think the funeral being held is appropriate for Mrs Thatcher, not just in terms of her electoral success, a period in office, the longest continuous non-war period in office, but also her standing in the world community." | Scotland's only Conservative MP Mr Mundell said: "I think the funeral being held is appropriate for Mrs Thatcher, not just in terms of her electoral success, a period in office, the longest continuous non-war period in office, but also her standing in the world community." |
| He added that she put "Britain back on the world stage" and she has left a "great legacy". | He added that she put "Britain back on the world stage" and she has left a "great legacy". |
| Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson was also among more than 2,000 guests at St Paul's Cathedral. | |
| It emerged on Tuesday that she and her deputy, Jackson Carlaw, were among a small number of guests who had to pick up their invitations in person ahead of the service as they had not received them in the post. | |
| The ceremonial funeral with military honours was one step down from a state funeral. Winston Churchill was the last former prime minister to be accorded such an honour. | |
| Lady Thatcher's coffin, draped in the Union flag, was brought to the Palace of Westminster on Tuesday, where it remained until Wednesday morning. | |
| Flags were lowered to half mast on government buildings, before a gun carriage took her body to the cathedral. | |
| Ahead of the funeral, Shadow Scottish secretary Margaret Curran said Lady Thatcher "had a legacy of division". | |
| Despite that, the Labour MP stressed: "She was a mother, she was a grandmother, that has to be recognised, so the tone of criticism has to be correct. | |
| "But it would be disrespectful to Margaret Thatcher herself if we did not recognise the political impact she had and the controversy that she stimulated." | "But it would be disrespectful to Margaret Thatcher herself if we did not recognise the political impact she had and the controversy that she stimulated." |
| Ms Curran said she "did not know if it was appropriate" for protests to take place on the day of funeral. | Ms Curran said she "did not know if it was appropriate" for protests to take place on the day of funeral. |
| When asked if dancing in the streets was acceptable in the wake of a death, she stated: "I don't think that's acceptable. | When asked if dancing in the streets was acceptable in the wake of a death, she stated: "I don't think that's acceptable. |
| "I don't agree with the tone of some of the death parties, as it were, I don't think that's the right method. The best way to challenge Margaret Thatcher is to challenge her politics, and challenge the legacy she has left and determine that we will never go down that route again." | "I don't agree with the tone of some of the death parties, as it were, I don't think that's the right method. The best way to challenge Margaret Thatcher is to challenge her politics, and challenge the legacy she has left and determine that we will never go down that route again." |
| Former Lib Dem leader Sir Ming Campbell attended the funeral. | |
| He said Lady Thatcher remained a commanding figure in British politics having been the first female prime minister and winning three consecutive general elections. | He said Lady Thatcher remained a commanding figure in British politics having been the first female prime minister and winning three consecutive general elections. |
| Sir Ming told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "Whatever your political view, you must surely acknowledge that this is a woman of very great achievement." | Sir Ming told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "Whatever your political view, you must surely acknowledge that this is a woman of very great achievement." |
| He went on to say that Lady's Thatcher's handling of the Falklands war marked out her bravery and courageousness. | He went on to say that Lady's Thatcher's handling of the Falklands war marked out her bravery and courageousness. |
| Debate postponed | Debate postponed |
| The funeral route was lined with military personnel. One of the bearer party who carried the coffin was from the Scots Guards. L/Sgt Paul Quayle, 31, comes from East Kilbride. | |
| On Tuesday it was announced that a debate on Margaret Thatcher's legacy in Scotland, due to take place at Holyrood, was being rescheduled so as not to coincide with the day of her funeral. | On Tuesday it was announced that a debate on Margaret Thatcher's legacy in Scotland, due to take place at Holyrood, was being rescheduled so as not to coincide with the day of her funeral. |
| Green and Independent MSPs had chosen to use their allotted parliamentary time on Wednesday to hold the debate, called "There is still such a thing as society". | Green and Independent MSPs had chosen to use their allotted parliamentary time on Wednesday to hold the debate, called "There is still such a thing as society". |
| The Scottish Conservatives had branded the timing "provocative and insensitive". | The Scottish Conservatives had branded the timing "provocative and insensitive". |
| After a meeting of the parliament's business bureau the debate was moved to Thursday. | After a meeting of the parliament's business bureau the debate was moved to Thursday. |