Bessie Braddock

[Howie]

BESSIE BRADDOCK

Date of Birth
24 September 1899 (née Bamber)

Family
Married John Braddock, later leader of Liverpool City Council, no children

Education
Liverpool Elementary

Early career
President Liverpool Trades and Labour Council

Early political experience
Liverpool City Council (1930-61, alderman from 1955)

Years in parliament
1945-70 (ret.)

Party
Labour

Constituency
Liverpool Exchange

Other public offices
JP (1946), Labour Party NEC (1947-48, 1958-69), Vice Chairman of NEC (1968-69)

Honours or titles
None

Publications
Bessie Braddock, The Braddocks (1963)

Death
13 November 1970

Read more at www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/myths_legends/england/liverpool/index.shtml

[Kev]

I've just read the piece Howie, cheers for that...

any more?

[Blondeshiva]

Hi Howie,

I am wondering if you could give me some info on Bessie Braddock?

Do you know the famous quote by Winston Churchill?

MP Bessie Braddock, who told him, "Winston, you're drunk."
"Bessie, you're ugly. And tomorrow morning I'll be sober, but you'll still be ugly."

The info I need is, what did Bessie say after this retort, having a conversation with my uncle (who has put a lot of research into Bessie) he claims that she would not of let this lie, apparently she was a bit of a battleaxe and as a Scouser she would not have have let him have the last word!

If anyone has any info on this I would appreciate this.

Cheers

[Kev]

MP Bessie Braddock, who told him, "Winston, you're drunk."
"Bessie, you're ugly. And tomorrow morning I'll be sober, but you'll still be ugly."

Absolute classic! ;D

Thanks for introducing us to Bessie...as a famous scouser..I've never heard of her!

Kev