Betty Boothroyd was the first woman speaker – and the first to become a ‘cult figure’ via televised debates
Betty Boothroyd was the first woman speaker – and the first to become a ‘cult figure’ via televised debates: Baroness Betty Boothroyd, who has died at the age of 93, was, in no uncertain terms, a parliamentary giant. With a career in Westminster spanning almost 50 years, she was best known for becoming the first …