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4 results found for '"Betty Boothroyd"' in Keywords.
Speaker Bernard Weatherill to retire (1991)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Parliamentary debate
Report on Speaker of the House of Commons Bernard Weatherill retiring before the next election, after 8 years; his celebrity after Parliament was televised; and possible candidates to take over including...
Betty Boothroyd elected new Speaker (1992)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the election of Betty Boothroyd as the new Speaker of the House of Commons, first woman in the job. With bid speeches from challenger Peter Brooke and Boothroyd; Boothroyd acceptance speech; Brooke...
Betty Boothroyd becoming Chancellor of the Open University (1995)
- Genre
- News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
Ed Boyle reporting on Betty Boothroyd being appointed Chancellor of the Open University, in addition to her existing responsibilities as a formidable Speaker of the House of Commons. With archive cuts of...
John Biffen on Scott Report (1996)
- Genre
- Interview
Earlier today in the House of Commons, Speaker Betty Boothroyd told the Government that she thought it should give the Opposition access to the Scott Report (into sales of arms to Iraq) in advance of its...