Betty Boothroyd dies aged 93

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Betty Boothroyd obituary

Betty Boothroyd, the first female speaker of the House of Commons, has died, aged 93.

Lady Boothroyd, a former Labour MP, was speaker from 1992 until her retirement in 2000, and was the first person to be elected to the role after the Commons debates started being permanently televised in 1989.