All news on the topic: Baroness Boothroyd

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

MPs from across the political divide came together to pay tribute to the trailblazer who is the only woman to become Commons Speaker

Sunak negotiating in good faith promises results beyond the bad faith of Johnson, sweeping away many red tape barriers down an Irish Sea border agreed by the ex-PM

Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the current speaker of the House of Commons, 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'