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Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
7 min read3 hr “Experienced, passionate, fair” – that’s the pitch Sharon Hodgson is making to her colleagues in the upcoming deputy speaker election. The MP for Washington and Gateshead South has been in the Commons for 19 years, and served in government …