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Sunak, Starmer and Hoyle arrive at Betty Boothroyd's funeral

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Sunak, Starmer and Hoyle arrive at Baroness Betty Boothroyd’s funeral

Baroness Betty Boothroyd, the UK’s first-ever female House of Commons speaker, has been laid to rest in Cambridgeshire.

Video shows Rishi Sunak, Sir Keir Starmer, and Sir Lindsay Hoyle arriving for her funeral in Thriplow.

Sarah Clarke, the first-ever female Black Rod, was also seen arriving for the ceremony on Wednesday, 29 March.

The former Labour MP died last month at the age of 93.

The prime minister led tributes, with her successor Sir Hoyle describing her as one of the greatest women he has ever known.

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