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Boothroyd:  Nobody voted for this mess

She is certainly one of my favourite people - very refreshingly honest and clear!Here is a link to a video on the BBC which contains extracts of a speech she gave in favour of a People's Vote.  Excellent!https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-47872635/people-s-vote-betty-boothroyd-says-nobody-voted-for-this-mess

Ivonne Holliday ● 2773d14 Comments

Baroness Boothroyd of Sandwell, MP for West Bromwich from 1973 to 2000.Sandwell voted overwhelmingly to Leave the EU, 66.7%.

Martine Guy ● 2773d

Yes. Excellent stuff. I really think the debate has moved on a long way from the simple Will of the People and Let’s Just Do It demands of many Brexit voters. She was agreeing with Peter Oborne when she said Brexit isn’t working. And she’s absolutely right too.  How can it when every form of Brexit makes us worse off?

Jonathan Callaway ● 2773d

Yes.  What made me laugh is when she said she would not trust them to run her bath, let alone the country!  She has a wonderful sense of humour!

Ivonne Holliday ● 2773d

Interesting to see  how Oborne has moved away from being a Brexiter. Did you read his Mail article at the weekend?

Lucille Grant ● 2773d

Martine, Sandwell may have voted overwhelmingly to leave the EU.  But Baroness Boothroyd is not impressed by the way the Leave campaign has been run.By the way, Wales voted to Leave the EU.  Amazingly, there was a by-election in Newport West last week and the Labour candidate, Ruth Jones won by a reduced majority.  It is incredible that she is a remainer, don't you think?

Ivonne Holliday ● 2773d

Hello Lucille,Yes, I did read the article Oborne wrote and was surprised, but pleasantly surprised.  I did not agree with one or two points he made but that is not the end of the world.  Very impressive!

Ivonne Holliday ● 2773d

Were you really surprised, Ivonne, that Newport West voted in a Labour candidate.  I wasn’t.  The vote went the way you would expect, ie Labour vote reduced.  It wasn’t a Referendum, or hadn’t you noticed.I doubt Sandwell cares what the Baroness thinks, as she lives in Cambridgeshire. To be honest, I don’t care what she thinks either.

Martine Guy ● 2773d

Martine,Who mentioned a referendum?  I said a by-election!!!Labour won, not surprising, but they voted in an MP who is a remainer! Is this not what so many people protest about MPs in Parliament?

Ivonne Holliday ● 2773d

A by-Election!!! You are excited tonight, Ivonne.  Did you really expect Newport to vote in a Conservative?

Martine Guy ● 2773d

Martine,Please, feel free to be as obtuse as you like; perhaps it makes you feel better tonight.No, I was not expecting them to vote a conservative by any stretch of the imagination - unless it is yours!But vote for a Remainer MP??????????????

Ivonne Holliday ● 2773d

Ivonne.Why were you surprised at the result????????????????????????? (Look I can put more question marks than you!!!!!!!!!!!! And Exclamation Marks!!!!!!)It was a By Election !!!!!!!!!!!not a Referendum!!!!!!!!!!  It was I understand a safe Labour seat.  What did you expect????????????

Martine Guy ● 2773d

Yvonne.'vote for a remainer?  I voted for Justine Greening whom I really admire and appreciate her constituency work,  a remainer.  I'm not.  But I am Conservative.  What am I expected to do?  Not vote and let in Labour? I must admit though that I didn't expect Tory remainers to go against a democratic referendum and their own government policy.

Barbara Shillabeer ● 2773d

I was at the rally yesterday (the one where Betty Boothroyd spoke) and she was inspirational. In her 90th year (as she said) but absolutely all there. How easy it is for the blind Brexiteers to dismiss anything and anyone that runs counter to their fantasies of Global Britain (where did that go?), "they need us more than we need them" (turns out the other way round), "we have all the cards" (we didn't), a new trade deal "will be the easiest in human history" (how has that worked out?), "we can have our cake and eat it" (we can't, obviously) and all the other nonsense and lies peddled by charlatans like Johnson and his fellow fools.

Richard Carter ● 2772d

I agree with you Richard, Betty Boothroyd is an inspirational character.  I was fascinated by her when she was the Speaker - her sense of humour was and continues to be fantastic.  Have you read her autobiography?  Some people may disagree with her and it is a pity that they do not listen to what she has to say and how she says it as opposed to criticising rather harshly because they do not agree with her views.  She is very clear in her line of thought - something I do admire.

Ivonne Holliday ● 2772d