Boris Johnson has paid tribute to Lady Margaret Tebbit after she passed away aged 86.
Writing on Twitter, the Prime Minister paid a heartfelt tribute to Lady Tebbit, calling her a brave woman who showed enormous fortitude.
The PM added: Very sad to hear the news of Margaret Tebbit s death. She was a brave woman who showed enormous fortitude in her suffering after the 1984 Brighton bombing. My thoughts are with Norman and their family at this difficult time.
Lady Tebbit, who was paralysed in the notorious 1984 IRA Brighton bombing that also left her then Cabinet member husband Norman seriously injured, died peacefully on Saturday, it was revealed yesterday. She was 86.
Lady Tebbit, campaigner and former nurse badly injured in the 1984 Brighton bombing – obituary
Cared for by her husband Norman after the blast at the Conservative Party conference, she went on to champion research into spinal injuries
21 December 2020 • 5:50pm
Margaret and Norman Tebbit at the 1983 Conservative Party conference, one year before the bombing
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Lady Tebbit, who has died aged 86, suffered severe spinal injuries when the IRA bombed the Grand Hotel at Brighton during the 1984 Conservative conference, also seriously injuring her husband, the Trade and Industry Secretary Norman Tebbit.
Though paralysed below the neck Margaret Tebbit fought back, with the support of her husband, to lead a reasonably full life within the constraints of her need for 24-hour care. She campaigned for greater mobility for the disabled, and for a national training scheme for carers.
Lady Margaret Tebbit, survivor of Brighton bombing, dies aged 86
Wife of Lord Tebbit passes away at couple s home in Suffolk after suffering from Lewy Body Dementia for many years
Norman and Margaret Tebbit at home in the family garden
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Lord Tebbit is mourning the death of his wife Margaret, 36 years after she was left paralysed by the IRA s bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton.
Lady Tebbit passed away at the couple s Suffolk home in the early hours of Saturday following years suffering from Lewy Body Dementia, which left the 86-year-old needing 24-hour nursing care.