There is no doubt John Bercow is a Remainer, but his supposed left-wing bias is debatable
was tearful when he announced his decision to retire on October 31st, or at a general election if that comes sooner. But as a connoisseur of political theatre he must have relished the rest of the day.s spent much of it singing his praises, sometimes in the most unctuous terms. Then at 2.30am, as Black Rod ceremonially prorogued Parliament,s tried to pin Mr Bercow to his chair, wielding placards saying “Silenced”.
Mr Bercow has built up a following, at home and abroad, in his ten years in the Speaker’s chair, the longest stint since the war. A diminutive figure, he nonetheless dominated the House of Commons through force of personality and sheer lung-power. He enjoyed elongating words , using Dickensian phrases and calling on obscureUpgrade your inbox and get our Daily Dispatch and Editor's Picks.
But he has been a divisive Speaker as well as a colourful one. He is accused of bullying his underlings and then, last year, frustrating an investigation into his behaviour . He has empowereds, creating chances for them to interrogate ministers; in his farewell speech he described himself as the “backbenchers’ backstop”. During the recent Brexit frenzy he stopped the government ramming its policies through the legislature.
The Conservative Party is nonetheless so fed up with Mr Bercow that it intended to break with convention by contesting his seat, Buckingham , at the next election. His decision to retire not only deprives the Tories of the pleasure of taking his scalp. It also ensures that the job of appointing his successor will fall to this parliament, with its resurgent anti-government alliance, rather than the next.
Nine candidates are vying to replace him, including Sir Lindsay Hoyle, his deputy, and Harriet Harman, the Mother of the House. Whoever wins must deal with the bullying and abuse that has plagued the House for so long and which Mr Bercow, for all his Brexit heroics, failed to tackle."Speaker muted"
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