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MP reveals she dressed up as ‘idol’ Betty Boothroyd on her 4th birthday

Labour’s Charlotte Nichols shared the anecdote in the Commons during a special session to honour Lady Boothroyd’s life.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Betty Boothroyd was the first woman speaker – and the first to become a 'cult figure' via televised debates

Baroness Betty Boothroyd, who has died at the age of 93, was, in no uncertain terms, a parliamentary giant. With a career in Westminster spanning almost 50 years, she was best known for becoming the first (and so far only) female speaker of the House of Commons – a post…

The Conversation · Feb 28, 2023

Women MPs lead Commons tributes to former speaker Betty Boothroyd

Female MPs from both sides of the House led tributes to the first and so far only female Commons speaker following her death at 93.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

MPs across the House pay tribute to first female Commons speaker Betty Boothroyd

Current Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle described Lady Boothroyd as a ‘groundbreaking parliamentarian’ as MPs observed a minute’s silence in her memory.

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023

Betty Boothroyd, first female UK Commons speaker, dies at 93

The first female speaker of Britain’s House of Commons has died at age 93

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023

Betty Boothroyd, UK’s first woman Commons speaker, dies at 93

Tributes pour in from across the political spectrum for the UK’s Boothroyd, who served as speaker from 1992-2000.

Al Jazeera · Feb 27, 2023

Betty Boothroyd: Affable former dancer who became first female Commons speaker

She could defuse a dangerous or tense situation in the Chamber, and transform the snarls of MPs into gusts of laughter.

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023

Lady Boothroyd obituary

First female speaker of the Commons known for her brisk, good-humoured style, and as a shrewd political tactician

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2023

In Pictures: Ground-breaking former Commons speaker Betty Boothroyd

Current Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle paid tribute to her as ‘one of a kind’.

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023

First female speaker of House of Commons Baroness Betty Boothroyd has died

The first-ever woman to be elected speaker has passed away at the age of 93 with tributes flooding in from Britain's political space

Manchester Evening News · Feb 27, 2023