Words matter. These are the best Betty Boothroyd Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
The function of parliament is to hold the executive to account. We should never overlook the primacy of parliament.
Do not let anyone get away with the argument that tearing our country out of one of the most successful partnerships in our history is somehow a great act of patriotism. It is not.
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.
We don’t duck democratic choices out of fear of fascists.
There are very good people in the Labour Party who I would like to see in leadership.
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.
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.
I say to myself: ‘Come on, Betty, you can’t have everything in life. You’ve been very lucky.’
I think it would have been nice to have a family; it would be nice to have grandchildren.
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.
I travelled to Germany to witness for myself what nationalism, populism and the breakdown of peace between the great European nations had done. Amidst the rubble I made great friends who have remained friends for the rest of our lives.
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.
It’s like miners’ coal dust underneath your fingernails. Very difficult to scrub out. I’m a social democrat to my fingertips.
I’m a patriot, but I’m also a European. I think the two go together.
The high reputation of Westminster abroad is not entirely reflected at home.
