The Speaker says ‘stuff you’ and and your threats Andrea Leadsom. He’s got nothing to lose now so watch out! - ‘John Bercow announces he is standing down as Speaker after Tory election threats’https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-john-bercow-announces-standing-19914009 …
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Als antwoord op @DrCAClarke
I’m not happy about it but he’s made the difference other speakers wouldn’t have dared. He’s been the best Speaker since Betty Boothroyd. The convention means the next Speaker should be from Labour but conventions mean nothing anymore
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Als antwoord op @KevinPascoe @DrCAClarke
Thomas (lab), Weatherill (Con),Boothroyd (Lab),Martin(Lab),Bercow (Con). The convention was broken previously
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Als antwoord op @Kwitie @DrCAClarke
Do you remember why? Martin was probably the worst speaker in living memory so he wouldn’t have got it as an outstanding candidate
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Looking at the history, it appears Martin’s appointment meant breaking the convention was almost by accident during voting due to the large number of candidates to be speaker - 14 of them. Many Tory and Labour MPs at the time were very unhappy that alternation was broken
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