yorkshire. she had had a colourful life before westminster. in the 19405, life before westminster. in the 1940s, enjoying a career as a dancer, is a member of a girls trip. after working as a secretary for a number of labour mps, she finally joined the ranks herself. the name of the candidate elected as betty boothroyd. the name of the candidate elected as betty itoothroyd- the name of the candidate elected as betty boothroyd- betty boothroyd. serving as mp for west bromwich betty boothroyd. serving as mp for west bromwich west betty boothroyd. serving as mp for west bromwich west from - betty boothroyd. serving as mp for west bromwich west from 1974 - betty boothroyd. serving as mp for. west bromwich west from 1974 until her elevation to the lords in 2000. it is time they cleared out. she was elected as speaker in 1992, dragged to the chair in the traditional manner. order. she chose to dispense with the traditional order. she chose to dispense with the traditional way. orde
occasions, one of those rare occasions, one of those rare occasions where it isn t all about the british prime minister. it s about the guest, whoever that is, prominent international figures who address the houses of parliament over the years, the dramatic site, having seen it so many times in person, i can assure you that hearing your footsteps echo along the stone flags, watching the sunlight burst through that glass window, stained glass window, and then of course the steps, you can see the crowd of mps, the parliamentarians, guests, journalists, all the rest of it, on the floor, waiting in anticipation for this address. think of the contrast, as well, when europe was last at war, back in the late 1930s and through the first half of the 19405, and through the first half of the 1940s, you can see grant shapps, we can see the transport secretary as
and comesjust months before 75th anniversary celebrations marking the windrush generation s arrival into the uk. the empire windrush brings to britain 500 jamaicans. thousands of caribbean migrants who came to the uk from the late 19405 legally had the right to remain in the uk. but they were wrongly classed as illegal citizens because of a hostile immigration policy, which meant they were denied access to homes, jobs and nhs care. some were even detained and deported. four years on from the scandal they ve only resolved less than half of the compensation claims they promised, and now they re trying to quietly drop some of the recommendations that they had accepted. glenda caesar, born in dominica, now spends most of her time helping others after experiencing first hand the emotional and financial impact of the windrush scandal.
secretary, suella braverman, three recommendations made in an independent review three years ago will now be scrapped. there will no longer be windrush reconciliation events, a migrants commissioner, and increased powers to the role of the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration. this latest announcement is a huge blow for victims and their families, whose lives have been devastated by home office mistakes and comesju5t month5 office mistakes and comesju5t months before 75th anniversary celebrations marking the windrush generation s arrival into the uk. the empire windrush bring5 generation s arrival into the uk. the empire windrush brings to britain the empire windrush brings to britain 500 the empire windrush brings to britain 500 jamaicans. - the empire windrush brings to britain 500 jamaicans. thousands of caribbean migrants britain 500 jamaicans. thousands of caribbean migrants who britain 500 jamaicans. thousands of caribbean migrants who came i britain 50
population 60,000, and out of 195 nations on earth, they are the last without a football team. but all that is about to change and it is being spearheaded by a man from oxford. this has been a whirlwind, so, for me, it only started in december, so i haven t been out yet, but the good thing about it is that the fa staff board have been fantastic. newsreel: the s-szs - with the hydrogen bomb tucked in its belly is airborne. to many, the marshall islands are familiar for one reason. the legacy of nuclear testing in the 19405 and 505 remains, but its people are keen to look towards the future. young kids have gained so much interest in sport. it s just sad to see that there s no league being developed and no training. facilities especially. we just need a lot of funding in order to get soccer balls, uniforms, the basic stuff that you should have.