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Articles tagged with: John Bercow
Maiden Voyages: John Bercow
Parliament
By Patrick Kidd
Maiden Voyages: John Bercow
In his occasional series, Patrick Kidd looks at maiden speeches of note.
A £37,000 Portrait Of 'Serial Bully' Former Speaker John Bercow Will Remain In Parliament – For Now
Books & culture
A £37,000 Portrait Of "Serial Bully" Former Speaker John Bercow Will Remain In Parliament – For Now
A £37,000 portrait of former Commons Speaker John Bercow will remain on the Parliamentary estate while a committee of MPs determine “how the House approaches works such as these”.
John Bercow Suspended By Labour After Investigation Found Him To Be A “Serial Bully”
Political parties
John Bercow Suspended By Labour After Investigation Found Him To Be A “Serial Bully”
The former Commons speaker John Bercow has been suspended from the Labour Party after he found to be a “serial bully”.
Former Commons Speaker John Bercow Was A 'Serial Bully' And A 'Liar' Says Parliamentary Investigation
Parliament
Former Commons Speaker John Bercow Was A "Serial Bully" And A "Liar" Says Parliamentary Investigation
A report by Parliament's Independent Expert Panel has upheld 21 separate allegations of bullying and harassment against former Commons Speaker John Bercow.
John Bercow Says Boris Johnson Is Dishonest And Treats Parliament With Contempt After Labour Defection
Political parties
John Bercow Says Boris Johnson Is Dishonest And Treats Parliament With Contempt After Labour Defection
Boris Johnson is dishonest and unfit to lead, according to former House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, who announced this weekend he had defected from the Conservatives to Labour.
‘John Bercow: Call to Order’: the personal and political journey of one of the most influential figures of the Brexit age
Political parties
By Dr Hannah White
‘John Bercow: Call to Order’: the personal and political journey of one of the most influential figures of the Brexit age
This must-read biography is illuminated with acerbic commentary from Bercow’s admirers and detractors and takes an unflinching look at his Speakership and legacy
Ex-Labour MP Frank Field in line for peerage after John Bercow blocked from taking Lords seat
Political parties
Ex-Labour MP Frank Field in line for peerage after John Bercow blocked from taking Lords seat
Former Labour MP Frank Field is reportedly in line for a peerage after John Bercow was blocked from taking a seat in the House of Lords.
John Bercow and the Clerks
Brexit
By Sebastian Whale
John Bercow and the Clerks
From his championing of Urgent Questions to the creation of a creche, John Bercow was undoubtedly a reforming Speaker. But his working relationship with some parliamentary authorities – who he viewed as obstructive – was often stretched to breaking point. In an abridged extract from ‘Call to Order’, his new biography of the former Speaker, Sebastian Whale looks at the fraught relationships during the Bercow era
The Bollocked by Bercow Club
Political parties
By Sebastian Whale
The Bollocked by Bercow Club
In an extract from Call to Order, his new biography of John Bercow, Sebastian Whale hears from MPs on the receiving end of the former Speaker’s short temper