Baroness Thatcher's body will make its final journey to Parliament later ahead of a potentially bitter debate in the Commons about her legacy.
Respect MP George Galloway and Labour veteran Dennis Skinner have objected to Wednesday's PMQs being cancelled so the Prime Minister can attend the funeral.
Their objection means the proposed change in sitting time will now be voted on after a debate lasting up to three hours.
MPs had the chance to pay tribute to Lady Thatcher when Parliament was recalled at the request of David Cameron last week.
But Bradford West MP Mr Galloway said he was prevented from making a "disrespectful" contribution and would relish the chance to give his verdict on her time in office.
"This was a wicked and divisive woman who was hated by half of the country and did great damage to a society she said didn't exist," he said.
He also hit out at plans to silence the bells of Big Ben and the Great Clock at Westminster.
"The muffling of the chimes of Big Ben is a step too far and now Mr Cameron will miss Prime Minister's Questions for four weeks. It is unconscionable.
Mr Galloway is expected to air his views on the former PM "It was indicated to me that no disrespectful contributions would be tolerated in the debate last week so ... I will have a lot to say."
The decision was taken to silence the famous London landmarks as a mark of respect to the UK's first and so far only female prime minister, who died last week aged 87.
The last time the chimes of Westminster's Great Clock were halted in this way was for the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill in 1965.
Lady Thatcher's children issued a statement expressing their gratitude for the decision announced by Commons Speaker John Bercow.
Rehearsals ahead of Baroness Thatcher's funeral The statement said: "Sir Mark and Carol Thatcher would like to express their appreciation for the great honour accorded to their mother by the announcement this afternoon by the Speaker of the House of Commons that Big Ben and the Great Clock will fall silent during Wednesday's funeral."
There will be a private service for Lady Thatcher at Parliament's Chapel of St Mary Undercroft this afternoon - attended by her family and senior figures from both Houses of Parliament.
The rest of the seats in the historic Chapel have been offered to members and staff of both Houses who knew or worked closely with the former premier, or served her in a personal capacity.
After the service, the Chapel will remain open for members of both Houses to pay their respects and the Speaker's Chaplain, the Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin, will maintain a vigil through the night.
Her coffin will leave the Palace of Westminster by hearse tomorrow before being transferred to a gun carriage for the final leg of its journey to St Paul's.
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