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What a golden age it presently is for Speaker-watchers. We are witnessing the flowering of a great comic creation, and we haven't even had to make him up. John Bercow is in full command of the House, his authority is unquestioned, he's almost certain to
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IS rugby legend Eddie Waring your man? Or maybe Betty Boothroyd deserves some recognition for her work in politics? Whoever you think has made Dewsbury proud, Kirklees Council wants to hear from you. The council and transport charity Sustrans wants to pu
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FILE -- In this May 25, 2010 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II addresses a packed House of Lords, during the State Opening of Parliament in London. British lawmakers say the country's House of Lords is full to bursting, and can't cope with any... View Photo »
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Artist David Hockney has been appointed a member of the prestigious Order of Merit by the Queen, Buckingham Palace has announced. Hockney, 74, who was born in Bradford and now lives in Bridlington, has been an internationally renowned painter since he bu
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This Week’s Hero of the Week goes to the new member of the Order of Merit, David Hockney The UK’s honours system has been the subject of frequent and justified criticism. Whether it was David Lloyd George selling peerages or the more nebulous butequally
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A baroness incurred the wrath of animal lovers yesterday (30) when she said killing moles in her Cambridgeshire garden was “wonderful” – live on national radio. Baroness Betty Boothroyd, who lives in the village of Thriplow, south of Cambridge, made a gu
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WINDSOR, ENGLAND - APRIL 19:Queen Elizabeth II greets Baroness Boothroyd at a reception for the Order of Merit at Windsor Castle on April 19, 2011in Windsor, United Kingdom. View Photo »
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3:58am UK, Friday December 16, 2011 Jon Craig, chief political correspondent After a turbulent week in which he was savaged by David Cameron in the Commons, Ed Miliband has a victory to cheer. The result in the Feltham and Heston by-election couldn't hav
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Victory: Labour Chief Whip Rosie Winterton managed to force a parliamentary defeat on the Coalition We had fun, games and maybe something more disreputable in the Commons this week when Labour called a surprise vote in a debate on the economy. Ambush! It
About Betty Boothroyd
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Betty Boothroyd, Baroness Boothroyd OM PC (born 8 October 1929) served as the first, and to date only woman Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom between 1992 and 2000. Full Article
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WINDSOR, ENGLAND - APRIL 19: Queen Elizabeth II (C) poses for a group photo with the Order of Merit members (back L-R) Mr Neil MacGregor, The Rt Hon. Jean Chretien, Lord Eames, Sir Michael Howard, Sir David Attenborough, The Baroness Boothroyd, Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, Lord Rees of...
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FILE -- In this May 25, 2010 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II addresses a packed House of Lords, during the State Opening of Parliament in London. British lawmakers say the country's House of Lords is full to bursting, and can't cope with any more members. The country's upper...
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WINDSOR, ENGLAND - APRIL 19: Queen Elizabeth II (C) poses for a group photo with the Order of Merit members (back L-R) Mr Neil MacGregor, The Rt Hon. Jean Chretien, Lord Eames, Sir Michael Howard, Sir David Attenborough, The Baroness Boothroyd, Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, Lord Rees of...
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