Cheddar Cheese and Pineapple ON A STICK!

He probably needed to get home to his wife. John Hume once said to him, "Ian, if the word 'no' were to be removed from the English language, you'd be speechless, wouldn't you!" Paisley replied, "No, I wouldn't!" (ಠ⌣ಠ)

Boothroyd was a truly great speaker.

Rest in peace Baroness Boothroyd. A great example of a strong intelligent and respected woman.

What an amazing presence Betty was in the house. The one steadfast voice of reason and fair exchange in a room full of spoilt jeering children.

That intro. Can't believe someone took the time to make it.

Betty was a fantastic speaker

Betty Boothroyd was an excellent speaker. Such authority and yet such reasonableness. As for Ian Paisley, I may disagree with some of the things he said, but I admire his strength of character, his willingness to stand up for what he believed in against all opposition and his great oratory skills.

MESSUS BUNFIELD!

The finest Speaker in my lifetime (70 years).

Betty Boothroyd reminds me of Betty Slocombe. Northern and a great hairdo.

The lady was the best speaker the House of Commons could wish for. She treated him with respect. You have to hand it to him...he was indeed a man of strong conviction.

many of these rules of behavior were made at a time when mps carried swords and sometimes even killed each other. if u look closely at the floor of the chamber u will see a red line in front of both front benches. the space in the middle of these lines is 2 sword lengths and members cannot cross that line. if a member does put his foot over the line the speaker would order them to " toe the line". thats where that phrase was invented.

Betty Boothroyd was a REAL Speaker. The last real Speaker in Westminster to date.

Ah Betty the best speaker of The House ever.

Political leaders don't appeal to me but I used to love listening to Ian paisley he used to speak his mind unlike most of the politicians .

R I P Betty Boothroyd,She was legendary .

Eyes to the right, nose to the left! Sounds like a Picasso to me!

My understanding, from reading "Inside the House of Commons," by John Biffen, is that after the Speaker has "named" someone, a vote to exclude is required, but is perfunctory. What is interesting that Paisley apparently has enough support that the House was not willing to give automatic support to the Speaker and thereby force a division. Biffen served as Leader of the House under Thatcher, and it is the Leader of the House who makes the (usually) perfunctory motion to exclude. In his book, he says that he assumed he would have to use the motion against Paisley someday, but he never had to. According to Biffen, the "naming" procedure arose in the 1880's, as a way to deal with disruptions by MPs advocating Irish independence.

Betty was the best speaker of modern times