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Shirley Williams makes her closing speech to Home of Lords

Baroness Williams has delivered her closing speech to the Home of Lords earlier than retiring from the chamber.In her speech she talked of the UK's


Baroness Williams has delivered her closing speech to the Home of Lords earlier than retiring from the chamber.

In her speech she talked of the UK’s “particular genius” for “nice public sector creativeness” and worldwide management.

The previous training secretary mentioned she hoped the UK would proceed to play that management function by staying throughout the European Union.

As soon as tipped to be the UK’s first girl prime minister, the then Shirley Williams was one of many Gang of 4 Labour MPs who give up to type the Social Democratic Celebration within the early 1980s that modified the political panorama.



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