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Margaret Thatcher dies: Hundreds celebrate at street parties

  • <p>A flyer advertises a street party in Bristol. Trouble flared in Easton, Bristol, after a 200-strong crowd ignored police requests to disperse (SWNS)</p>
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    A flyer advertises a street party in Bristol. Trouble flared in Easton, Bristol, after a 200-strong crowd ignored police requests to disperse (SWNS)

    A flyer advertises a street party in Bristol. Trouble flared in Easton, Bristol, after a 200-strong crowd ignored police requests to disperse (SWNS)

  • A young man walks away from a fire with blood on his forehead, Bristol. One man was arrested for violent disorder during the street party (SWNS)
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    A young man walks away from a fire with blood on his forehead, Bristol. One man was arrested for violent disorder during the street party (SWNS)

    A young man walks away from a fire with blood on his forehead, Bristol. One man was arrested for violent disorder during the street party (SWNS)
  • Glaswegians lock arms and dance while one reveller wears the Scottish flag (Michael McGurk / Rex Features)
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    Glaswegians lock arms and dance while one reveller wears the Scottish flag (Michael McGurk / Rex Features)

    Glaswegians lock arms and dance while one reveller wears the Scottish flag (Michael McGurk / Rex Features)
  • A banner reads 'Tramp down the dirt' - a reference to a 1989 song by Elvis Costello where he angrily criticises the Thatcher government (SWNS)
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    A banner reads 'Tramp down the dirt' - a reference to a 1989 song by Elvis Costello where he angrily criticises the Thatcher government (SWNS)

    A banner reads 'Tramp down the dirt' - a reference to a 1989 song by Elvis Costello where he angrily criticises the Thatcher government (SWNS)
  • Dozens of officers donned riot gear and shields to diffuse the violence in Bristol. Police were pelted with bottles, cans and rubbish and six officers were injured (SWNS)
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    Dozens of officers donned riot gear and shields to diffuse the violence in Bristol. Police were pelted with bottles, cans and rubbish and six officers were injured (SWNS)

    Dozens of officers donned riot gear and shields to diffuse the violence in Bristol. Police were pelted with bottles, cans and rubbish and six officers were injured (SWNS)
  • A woman opens a bottle of champagne in George Square, Glasgow. The impromptu street party was organised on Twitter (John Linton Photography / Rex Features)
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    A woman opens a bottle of champagne in George Square, Glasgow. The impromptu street party was organised on Twitter (John Linton Photography / Rex Features)

    A woman opens a bottle of champagne in George Square, Glasgow. The impromptu street party was organised on Twitter (John Linton Photography / Rex Features)
  • Two people don Thatcher masks in Bristol. There were gatherings in Glasgow, Leeds, Belfast, Brixton and Bristol to celebrate Margaret Thatcher's passing (SWNS)
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    Two people don Thatcher masks in Bristol. There were gatherings in Glasgow, Leeds, Belfast, Brixton and Bristol to celebrate Margaret Thatcher's passing (SWNS)

    Two people don Thatcher masks in Bristol. There were gatherings in Glasgow, Leeds, Belfast, Brixton and Bristol to celebrate Margaret Thatcher's passing (SWNS)
  • Two party-goers dressed in costume in Bristol. The party turned sour shortly after midnight as wheelie bins were set alight and missiles were thrown at police cars (SWNS)
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    Two party-goers dressed in costume in Bristol. The party turned sour shortly after midnight as wheelie bins were set alight and missiles were thrown at police cars (SWNS)

    Two party-goers dressed in costume in Bristol. The party turned sour shortly after midnight as wheelie bins were set alight and missiles were thrown at police cars (SWNS)
  • Revelers celebrate the passing of Margaret Thatcher. Chants of ‘so long, the witch is dead’ and 'Maggie Maggie Maggie, dead dead dead' was heard in the celebration (John Linton Photography / Rex Features)
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    Revelers celebrate the passing of Margaret Thatcher. Chants of ‘so long, the witch is dead’ and 'Maggie Maggie Maggie, dead dead dead' was heard in the celebration (John Linton Photography / Rex Features)

    Revelers celebrate the passing of Margaret Thatcher. Chants of ‘so long, the witch is dead’ and 'Maggie Maggie Maggie, dead dead dead' was heard in the celebration (John Linton Photography / Rex Features)
<p>A flyer advertises a street party in Bristol. Trouble flared in Easton, Bristol, after a 200-strong crowd ignored police requests to disperse (SWNS)</p>
A young man walks away from a fire with blood on his forehead, Bristol. One man was arrested for violent disorder during the street party (SWNS)
Glaswegians lock arms and dance while one reveller wears the Scottish flag (Michael McGurk / Rex Features)
A banner reads 'Tramp down the dirt' - a reference to a 1989 song by Elvis Costello where he angrily criticises the Thatcher government (SWNS)
Dozens of officers donned riot gear and shields to diffuse the violence in Bristol. Police were pelted with bottles, cans and rubbish and six officers were injured (SWNS)
A woman opens a bottle of champagne in George Square, Glasgow. The impromptu street party was organised on Twitter (John Linton Photography / Rex Features)
Two people don Thatcher masks in Bristol. There were gatherings in Glasgow, Leeds, Belfast, Brixton and Bristol to celebrate Margaret Thatcher's passing (SWNS)
Two party-goers dressed in costume in Bristol. The party turned sour shortly after midnight as wheelie bins were set alight and missiles were thrown at police cars (SWNS)
Revelers celebrate the passing of Margaret Thatcher. Chants of ‘so long, the witch is dead’ and 'Maggie Maggie Maggie, dead dead dead' was heard in the celebration (John Linton Photography / Rex Features)

The news of Margaret Thatcher's death was met with celebration and glee for some. Hundreds attended impromtu street parties arranged on social media networks in Brixton, Glasgow and Bristol, among others. Revelers chanted ‘so long, the witch is dead’, danced and drank. In Brixton and Bristol the parties turned sour as people smashed in shop window, set bins alight and hurled missiles at police - injuring six officers.