Betty Boothroyd

Theresa May Pretends To Fall Asleep During Brexiteer's Commons Speech

The former prime minister looked exasperated when her colleague mentioned the Maastricht Treaty.
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Betty Boothroyd: 5 Iconic Videos Of The First Female Commons Speaker

She knew how to put MPs in their place.
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The Country, And The Commons, Need A Woman In The Speaker's Chair

A woman Speaker would be a modern step for a Parliamentary culture that has to change, fast. Nothing less will do, writes Sam Smethers
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Former Commons Speaker Attacks 'Medieval Trappings' Of House Of Lords

'Our democracy is undermined by it.'
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