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Lady Boothroyd shattered more than 700 years of parliamentary tradition when she became the first woman to be elected speaker in April 1992.
Draft of former speaker’s final speech said prime ministers should not give peerages to friends or people with ‘fat bank accounts’
Legendary former Commons Speaker Betty Boothroyd had planned to give a farewell speech in the Lords criticising PM's for doling out peerages before her death last year
Lady Boothroyd shattered more than 700 years of parliamentary tradition when she became the first woman to be elected speaker in April 1992.
Lady Boothroyd shattered more than 700 years of parliamentary tradition when she became the first woman to be elected speaker in April 1992.