LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Betty Boothroyd elected House of Commons Speaker

Genre

News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

27 Apr 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:17

Description

Des Fahy reports from Westminster on Betty Boothroyd being elected the new Speaker of the House of Commons today, the first woman in the job. Includes the bid speeches by candidates Boothroyd and Peter Brooke; Labour MP Tony Benn pledging his support for Tam Dalyell’s call for the Speaker to call more emergency debates; Boothroyd acceptance speech and Brooke losing speech.

Contributors

Tony Benn; Betty Boothroyd; Des Fahy; Peter Brooke

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Women; House of Commons; Tam Dalyell

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