Speaker Betty Boothroyd remembered at funeral in Thriplow
Baroness Betty Boothroyd will be remembered as an “inspiration”, Sir Lindsay Hoyle said at the trailblazing former Commons speaker’s funeral.
Source: royston-crow.co.uk
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Baroness Betty Boothroyd will be remembered as an “inspiration”, Sir Lindsay Hoyle said at the trailblazing former Commons speaker’s funeral.
Lady Boothroyd, MP for 27 years before sitting in the Lords for Labour for two further decades, shattered more than 700 years of parliamentary tradition when she was elected speaker.
LET'S face it, there isn't much to laugh about at the moment.