From beyond the grave, 'Iron Lady' Thatcher haunts Britain's EU debate

Former British Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sits on the platform at the party's annual conference, in this October 6, 1999 file photo. REUTERS/Files

LONDON (Reuters) - A quarter of a century since Margaret Thatcher was deposed by her own party, Britain's 'Iron Lady' has stirred a row: Would the hero of Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative party have voted to leave the European Union?

Thatcher, who died in 2013, grappled with Britain's EU relationship, supporting membership while in power but also scolding Brussels with a ferocity which ultimately triggered the party coup which ended her premiership in 1990.