24 Quotes by Betty Boothroyd

As a member of the House of Lords, I don't have a vote. If I did, I would be motivated as much by what I don't want as what I do. I do want a Final Say referendum. So I do not want a Johnson majority.

People talk often of Brexit as the biggest challenge since the Second World War. It is certainly proving to be a lot more difficult and complicated than was promised by those who won the referendum campaign in 2016.

Already, even before we have left the EU, Brexit is damaging our country, our economy, our society and our standing in the world - damage that will be worsened by the kind of ruinous no deal being pledged by some who aspire to become prime minister.

I'm a patriot, but I'm also a European. I think the two go together.

There are very good people in the Labour Party who I would like to see in leadership.

If Labour ends up on the scrapheap of history, it will do so because of its own foolishness and self-inflicted wounds. What party in its right mind would allow a combination of far-left enemies, militant trade unions and first-time supporters to decide its fate?

You've got to ensure that the holders of an opinion, however unpopular, are allowed to put across their points of view.

I think it would have been nice to have a family; it would be nice to have grandchildren.

I say to myself: 'Come on, Betty, you can't have everything in life. You've been very lucky.'