The political portraits worth £250,000 - in pictures
Margaret Thatcher stands in front of a bronze statue of herself, inside the Palace of Westminster in 2007Photograph: Johnny Green/PAA portrait of Tony Blair by artist Phil Hale goes on show at Portcullis House in Westminster in 2008Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Archive/Press Association ImagesKenneth Clarke by James LloydPhotograph: James Lloyd
Diane Abbott by artist Stuart Pearson Wright, on display in Portcullis HousePhotograph: Stuart Pearson WrightSpeaker Michael J Martin and John Major at the unveiling of a bronze bust of the former Prime Minister, at the Member's Lobby in the House of Commons, 2007Photograph: Houses of Parliament/PA Archive/Press Association ImagesA portrait of Tony Benn, by artist Humphrey Ocean, at the National Portrait Gallery in LondonPhotograph: PA Archive/Press Association ImagesBetty Boothroyd attends the unveiling of her portrait by artist Jane Bond in 2000Photograph: Peter Jordan/PAJohn and Norma Major pose in front of a painting of themselves by John Wonnacott at the National Portrait Gallery in LondonPhotograph: David Cheskin/PA Archive/Press Association ImagesIain Duncan Smith unveils his portrait by Paul Benney at Portcullis House in 2005Photograph: Graham Turner for The GuardianJohn Major and Tony Benn share a joke at the National Portrait Gallery, where new paintings of the two were unveiled in 1997Photograph: David Cheskin/PA Archive/Press Association Images
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