Boris Johnson's bid for early election fails in Brexit run-up

Gordon_R

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Be careful what you wish for, the new speaker could be infinitely worse or more boring, depending on your point of view: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49639828
For many years, the role alternated between the two largest parties although this unwritten convention was broken in 2000 when Labour's Michael Martin succeeded his colleague Betty Boothroyd.

Potential Labour successors to Mr Bercow include Commons deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, who announced his candidacy on Twitter.

Other possible contenders include Harriet Harman, the former Labour deputy leader and the longest-serving female MP in the House.
 

Hamish McPanji

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Be careful what you wish for, the new speaker could be infinitely worse or more boring, depending on your point of view: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49639828
I think Nigella would be a good speaker

He's got a nice smile
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Be careful what you wish for, the new speaker could be infinitely worse or more boring, depending on your point of view: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49639828

And voted for by the MPs, it would be funny if an independent got the vote, someone like Dominic Grieve or one of the really lefty Labour MPs just for the giggles and seeing the extreme right wingers heads exploding.

:p
 

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The Speaker has to be impartial and fair to all parties according to the rules.

He clearly showed his bias towards the lefty 'Remainers' and fell on his own sword.

Boohoo .... just leave already Bercow.
 
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Dave

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He clearly showed his bias towards the lefty 'Remainers' and fell on his own sword.

Hardly “fell on his sword”. He’s been scheduled to leave for months (maybe even more than a year), this departure was supposed to happen in the summer iirc.
 
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