Betty Boothroydi
Born 8 Oct 1929

Elected the first woman Speaker in 1992, Boothroyd, a former dancer and Labour MP for West Bromwich, declined to wear the traditional wig and ran the chamber with blunt authority through the Maastricht rebellions, becoming familiar to television viewers for her cry of 'Time's up!' at question time.…

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