First female speaker of the House of Commons was ‘one of a kind’, says Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Betty Boothroyd, the first woman to be speaker of the House of Commons, has died at the age of 93, according to the current speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who described her as “one of a kind”.
He said: “Not only was Betty Boothroyd an inspiring woman, but she was also an inspirational politician, and someone I was proud to call my friend.
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