Rishi Sunak leads tributes at funeral of 'remarkable' first female Speaker Betty Boothroyd

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The prime minister and opposition leader Sir Keir Starmer were among two of the mourners who attended the funeral of Betty Boothroyd in Cambridge. The former Labour MP died last month at the age of 93.

Born in 1929 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, Baroness Boothroyd was a professional dancer from 1946 to 1948 and appeared in pantomime in London's West End before going into politics.Minute silence held for Baroness Boothroyd

She was elected to West Bromwich in May 1973, and became the first woman to be elected speaker in April 1992, staying on until October 2000.

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