Tories could lose Thatcher’s seat according to new poll

New polling from marginals boosts Labour after Monday’s surprise poll giving Tories six-point lead

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The Tories are at risk of losing Margaret Thatcher’s old seat in north London according to a new round of marginal polling from Lord Ashcroft.

Ironically, the news comes on the day David Cameron evokes the memory of Thatcher in her prime with his Right to Buy relaunch.

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is a former BBC lobby correspondent and Labour press officer who is watching the polls for The Week in the run-up to the 2015 election.