John Bercow
John Bercow
John Simon Bercowis a British politician who has been the Speaker of the House of Commons since June 2009. Prior to his election to Speaker, he was a member of the Conservative Party. A former hardline right-winger who moderated his views after becoming an MP and at one time was rumoured to be likely to defect to the Labour Party, Bercow's election to the Speaker's Chair depended heavily on the backing of other parties, and was deeply unpopular with many...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 January 1963
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I think the record shows that as Speaker, I have taken the lead in cleaning up politics.
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I pride myself on being courteous to people, and trying to fashion good relations.
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I never aspired to be Speaker simply so I could say, 'I am the Speaker of the House of Commons,' and tell my children that.
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I don't want to crawl over the entrails of past disputes.
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For far too long the House of Commons has been run as little more than a private club by and for gentleman amateurs.
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Even youngish men can acquire wisdom as time goes by.
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Fairness is not about statistical equality.
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There's no point in worrying about things you can't influence.
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I'm supremely uninterested as to what is written in many of the newspapers.
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I've never been much given to little social cliques.
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If someone is being very cheeky, it can be quite fun to deal with that situation.
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When I first started out in politics I was, what you might describe as, a hard right Conservative.
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There are people who are just very, very sniffy and snobby and have always sort of looked down their noses at me.
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The prime minister's job is to captain his team, his party and his government.