24 Quotes by Betty Boothroyd

We fought big time fascists when I was knee high to a grasshopper up in Yorkshire, when I grew up I fought fascists in the West Midlands in the form of the National Front.

We don't duck democratic choices out of fear of fascists.

Europe needs us just as much as we need Europe and it's time to stop fiddling for a solution, it's time to implement the solution.

Being speaker has afforded me a unique opportunity to serve parliament, for which I am immensely grateful.

The function of parliament is to hold the executive to account. We should never overlook the primacy of parliament.

The high reputation of Westminster abroad is not entirely reflected at home.