Ex-PM Thatcher to stay in hospital

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Lady Thatcher, 83, was expected to leave Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on Monday but doctors have decided to keep her in to ensure the break is healing properly.

The ex-Tory leader's spokesman Mark Worthington said: "She's very comfortable but the doctors have decided to keep her in, it is an entirely precautionary measure."

He said Lady Thatcher was well enough to sit up in a chair and chat to visitors but doctors would assess her recovery over the next days.

Her son, Sir Mark Thatcher, who made a short visit to the hospital early on Monday morning, said at the weekend his mother was "in good spirits".

He added: "She has had some painkillers but was in very good order and had a bit of mischief about her."

Lady Thatcher has suffered a number of health scares over recent years, including a series of minor strokes. In March last year she 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 struggled to finish sentences, does not know where she lives and even forgot that her husband Denis was dead.

Lady Thatcher cut down her commitments - all but stopping speaking in public - on the advice of doctors several years ago, but she continues to attend ceremonial functions and last week was at the Carlton Club in London to mark the 30th anniversary of her first General Election victory.