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
wife my-wife property
Sally is my wife, but not my chattel or my property.
careers passionate parliament
One consistent thing in an otherwise inconsistent career is that I've always been passionate about parliament.
lying punishment abuse
Lying to a committee is a very grave abuse, and there ought to be a clear punishment.
party weekend excuse
It is quite wrong for party conferences to be used as an excuse for the Commons not to sit. Conferences could be held at weekends.
senior ministers ifs
If you asked me if I'd rather be Speaker or a very senior minister, I'd say Speaker.
suffering legislature scorn
A legislature cannot be effective while suffering from public scorn.
use beats form
It's a cowardly form of politics to use my spouse to beat me.
different world realising
The Conservatives must realise that being sceptical is different from being phobic in what is an interdependent world.