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Betty Boothroyd 鈥� A life well lived
Neil Kinnock and Penny Mordaunt on the first woman to become Speaker of the House of Commons.
In this episode of our 5 Minutes On podcast, people who knew Betty Boothroyd share their personal reflections with the 麻豆社鈥檚 Kirsty Wark.
As Speaker of the House of Commons, Baroness Boothroyd鈥檚 voice was synonymous with British politics between 1992 and 2000.
Neil Kinnock - the former leader of the Labour Party - and Penny Mordaunt, the current leader of the Commons - reflect on the woman behind the public image, described by Lord Kinnock as a 鈥渨orking class aristocrat鈥� and 鈥渙ne of life鈥檚 Monarchs鈥�.
This episode is part of our podcast series, 鈥淟ives Well Lived鈥�, available on 麻豆社 Sounds, and as a documentary on 麻豆社 iPlayer.
(Image: 麻豆社 News)
