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HipChick

(25,485 posts)
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 11:44 AM Sep 2019

Order! Commons Speaker John Bercow to quit...

Wow!

John Bercow says he will stand down as Commons Speaker and MP at the next election or on 31 October, whichever comes first.

Speaking in Parliament, Mr Bercow said his 10-year "tenure" was nearing its end and it had been the "greatest honour and privilege" to serve.

If there was no early election, he said 31 October would be the "least disruptive and most democratic" date.

The ex-Tory MP succeeded the late Michael Martin as Speaker in 2009.

He has faced fierce criticism from Brexiteers who have questioned his impartiality on the issue of Europe.

In a break from normal convention, Mr Bercow was facing a challenge from the Conservatives in his Buckingham constituency at the next election - whenever it is called.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-politics-49635424/in-full-john-bercow-announces-resignation-as-speaker

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Order! Commons Speaker John Bercow to quit... (Original Post) HipChick Sep 2019 OP
watching here malaise Sep 2019 #1
Can you blame him? Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #2
"Or-daaaaah! OR-DAAAAAAH!" Aristus Sep 2019 #3
I can't pinpoint his dialect... HipChick Sep 2019 #4
Where is Lord Buckethead? Ligyron Sep 2019 #5
That's unfortunate. OnDoutside Sep 2019 #6
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