‘If it weren’t for her, you’d still be wearing a wig’, says Sheerman in jovial tribute to Betty Boothroyd

The Labour MP for Huddersfield Barry Sheerman made a jovial and light-hearted tribute to his friend Betty Boothroyd, former Speaker of the House, who sadly died today.

In the short speech, he joked that the current Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle would still be wearing a wig if it weren’t for Boothroyd. This happened during the questions to the Department for Education.