Ex-PM Thatcher remains in hospital

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The Tory former prime minister sustained the injury when she lost her footing at her London home this morning.

Doctors at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital decided to keep her in overnight on Friday as a precaution, having initially decided to discharge her earlier.

A spokeswoman said: "She tripped over at home this morning and has broken a bone in her upper arm.

"The hospital's decided, just to be sure, to keep her in for observation.

"It's a simple fracture, but bearing in mind who she is, she's 83 and the shock to the system, it's just belt and braces. There is nothing untoward."

The 83-year-old has suffered a number of health scares over recent years, including minor strokes.

In March last year, Lady Thatcher spent the night in hospital after feeling unwell while having dinner with friends.

Last summer her daughter spoke for the first time about the ex-premier's battle with dementia. Carol Thatcher said her mother now struggles to finish sentences, does not know where she lives and even forgets that her husband Denis is dead.

Lady Thatcher cut down her commitments and all but stopped speaking in public on the advice of doctors several years ago. But she continues to attend ceremonial functions and earlier this week she was at the Carlton Club in London to mark the 30th anniversary of her historic first election victory.