sentences:  The goal was to attract private capital and new business activity that would bring jobs and progress to declining areas.Important projects included those in London Docklands, Salford and Gateshead.Thatcher's determination to face down political violence was first demonstrated during the 1980 siege of the Iranian embassy in Princes Gate, London, when for the first time in 70 years the armed forces were authorised to use lethal force on the British mainland.