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Interesting point that by ensuring the *current* parliament will elect his replacement, Bercow might be trying to ensure a successor less beholden to the government than if they were elected by the next parliament.https://twitter.com/stephenkb/status/1171081353804357635 …
Bercow: "Most democratic because it will mean that a ballot is held when all members have some knowledge of the candidates. This is far preferable to a contest at the beginning of a parliament when new MPs will not be similarly informed and may find themselves vulnerable..."
to undue institutional influence. We would not want anyone to be whipped senseless, would we? Throughout my time as Speaker I have sought to increase the relative authority of this legislature for which I will make absolutely no apology to anyone, anywhere, at any time."
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