my mum worked on the tills at asda when i was formulating my views and opinions.positive, can do aspirational attitude that she articulated so well. that really resonated with me and those values, those principles, the things she said are as true today as they were when i first heard them many years ago, and is why i'm here now. i mean, i can absolutely say this. i would not be here now, standing, talking to you as the co—chair of the conservative party, had it not been for margaret thatcher. >> margaret thatcher isn't everyone's cup of tea. but 50 years on from her election as the first female leader of the conservative party, the fact that she is still at the centre of political conversation is perhaps her strongest legacy. adam cherry, gb news. >> great work from my colleague there. gb news reporter adam cherry. joining me now in the studio, of course, is joe and our panel tonight, and of course, jacob rees—mogg, the former conservative cabinet minister. to you first, though, sir ranil jayawardena, do you think her legacy is being sort of trashed? i mean, is sh