Showing posts with label Shirley Williams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shirley Williams. Show all posts

Shirley Williams retires from the Lords 62 years after fighting her first parliamentary election



From BBC News:
Baroness Williams has delivered her final speech to the House of Lords before retiring from the chamber. 
In her speech she talked of the UK's "special genius" for "great public sector imagination" and international leadership. 
The former education secretary said she hoped the UK would continue to play that leadership role by staying within the European Union.
You can watch a video of the speech below.

Above you can see a photo of her in 1954 when, as Shirley Catlin, she fought and lost a by-election in the Harwich constituency for Labour.

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Lord Bonkers pays tribute to Shirley Williams




Lord Bonkers writes exclusively for Liberal England:
"I am sorry to see her go, but I fear she had lost the dressing room."
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