# RIP Madam Speaker Betty Boothroyd

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [February 27, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-madam-speaker-betty-boothroyd/980437 "2023-02-27T12:08:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-madam-speaker-betty-boothroyd/980437/1 "2023-02-27T12:08:42Z")

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Gone to bring order to another place.

> **[Betty Boothroyd dies aged 93](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/27/betty-boothroyd-dies)**
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> First female speaker of the House of Commons was ‘one of a kind’, says Sir Lindsay Hoyle

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ugwJhpp-Cfw/hqdefault.jpg "House of Commons - Betty Boothroyd - I'm sick and tired of you") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugwJhpp-Cfw)

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**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-madam-speaker-betty-boothroyd/980437/2 "2023-02-27T12:41:48Z")

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An iconic figure in British politics at the time. No-one has graced the office with the same distinction since.