£101,000 bid for Thatcher's bag

London - The bidding war for Baroness Thatcher's black Ferragamo handbag soared past the £100,000 mark yesterday - while Ms Cherie…

London - The bidding war for Baroness Thatcher's black Ferragamo handbag soared past the £100,000 mark yesterday - while Ms Cherie Blair's tiger print donation could only attract the modest offering of £205. In an Internet auction raising money for Breast Cancer Care, Baroness Thatcher's handbag, which contains a signed note from the former prime minister, received a bid of £101,000 from a mystery buyer.

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