B******S TO BERCOW
ANGRY Tory Brexiteers have slammed 'biased' John Bercow as “nauseating” after the Speaker broke down in tears as he announced he was quitting.
A scuffle broke out around Bercow's chair as Labour MPs tried to hold on to the Speaker and held placards reading 'silenced' as parliament was suspended in the early hours of this morning.
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BYE BYE BERCOW
Remainer Bercow – known for his eccentric outbursts in the Commons – choked up when he told the chamber he will resign as a Tory MP if Boris Johnson gets a national poll.
But while Bercow was treated to a long drawn out goodbye today - with MPs falling over themselves to pay tribute - there were few tears shed at No10.
Boris and his team have become infuriated by what they see as the Speaker's constant efforts to block Brexit and had planned to oust him.
And he is set to become the first speaker in 230 years not to be offered a peerage when he stands down.
One Government source told Buzzfeed: "Bercow thinks he’ll walk away as a hero, when most people in the country don’t know who he is and those that do think he’s a nauseating w****r.
"The man has been central to stopping Brexit - the nation won’t thank him.”
If MPs do not back the vote tonight, Bercow said he will resign on October 31 - the Brexit deadline.
Crucially, this means the arch Remainer Speaker, who proudly showed off a 'b******s to Brexit car-sticker, could still be in position for next month’s votes on leaving the EU.
Bercow’s resignation on Halloween allows him to be in the chair to help the rebel alliance with any attempt to stop No Deal or extend Article 50, until the very last moment.
An emotional Bercow was watched on by his wife Sally in the public gallery, during his final farewell to the Commons.
At the 2017 election I promised my wife and children that it would be my last
Speaker John Bercow
Bercow told MPs today: “At the 2017 election I promised my wife and children that it would be my last.
“This is a pledge I intend to keep if the house votes tonight for an early general election my tenure as Speaker and MP will end when this Parliament ends.
“If the house does not so vote I have concluded that the least disruptive and most democratic course of action would be for me to stand down at the close of business on Thursday October 31.”
But not all we be sad to see him go.
The controversial Speaker has enraged Tories and the PM was set to field a candidate against him in his Buckingham seat in revenge for what he sees as anti-Government bias.
Traditionally, the main political parties do not stand against the Speaker whose office is meant to be impartial.
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THE Remainer MPs’ stomach-churning love-in for their departing stooge Bercow was another insult to an enraged public.
Half the Commons stood to applaud him: The Remainer half. What more does anyone need to know?
Ordinary people, if they recall him at all, will remember only a preening egomaniac who twisted Parliamentary rules and trashed the historic reputation of his previously impartial office to help his pals override 17.4million votes.
The pompous windbag embodies an illegitimate, anti-democratic establishment long overdue its reckoning.
With last night’s election-blocking vote these cowards even postponed that, leaving the Government and Parliament crippled for nearly three months but the electorate disgracefully shut out.
Bercow isn’t quite finished. He will stick around till October 31 for one reason: To help hammer the final nails in the coffin of Brexit and our democracy.
Boris’s Government must stop him — as well as denying him the customary peerage he’ll assume is his.
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But Bercow caused uproar with Conservative Brexiteers after he tore up the Commons rulebook last week to allow fellow Europhiles to seize control of the agenda and pass a law to delay Brexit.
In 2009, he said he would only serve nine years as Speaker but has recently refused to step down.
SCUFFLE AS PARLIAMENT SHUTDOWN
A scuffle broke out around Bercow as Labour MPs held up posters saying 'silenced' and tried to hold on to the Speaker as parliament was prorogued.
A spokesman for Number 10 confirmed the Commons will be suspended until October 14 after the close of business this evening.
It means there will not be another Commons vote until after the five-week shutdown, meaning there won't be an election until November at the earliest.
The move is a hammer-blow for Remainers who launched two separate legal bids to block the proroguing, but both were unsuccessful.
It comes after the Prime Minister today said No Deal would be a "failure of statecraft" after the Irish PM told him a Brexit deal is possible.
He was given a boost as the two leaders held their first face-to-face meeting since he moved into Downing Street in July.
Leo Varadkar said the PM had a "Herculean" task on his hands but he was "looking forward" to their Brexit talks today.
He said: "If there is a deal, and I think it’s possible, we’ll enter talks on a future relationship agreement between European Union and the UK."
BERCOW LOVE IN
Jeremy Corbyn led the tributes as Labour MPs treated the Speaker to a standing ovation at the start of a long love-in.
The Islington North MP described Bercow as "superb" and said "democracy is stronger for your being the Speaker".
But Tories were less generous and many of the party's front-bench remained seated during the applause.
Michael Gove was one of the senior Tories to commend the Speaker – in the absence of Boris Johnson - aiming a dig at him for dragging his children into a Commons row last week.
However, he added: "Your love of democracy is transparent in everything you say and do".
It also appears that Bercow has admirers in Brussels with EU chief Guy Verhofstadt even telling him to become an MEP.
Verhofstadt, the European Parliament's chief Brexit co-ordinator, tweeted: “John #Bercow is a driven speaker and gifted orator but above all the keeper of the great British parliamentary tradition.
“I would love if we could welcome him in the European Commission or European Parliament.”
BULLYING ALLEGATIONS
While Bercow was celebrated in the Commons today - he could face a future probe into serious bullying allegations made against him by former staff.
The House of Commons backed a change of rules to allow historical claims of bullying and sexual harassment to be investigated.
Former Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom said the move was vital to holding alleged bullies like Mr Bercow to account because current rules would allow the Speaker to get a plum seat in the House of Lords and “get away with it”.
Currently only allegations that took place since the 2017 General Election can be probed.
Until now Mr Bercow has avoided a probe over claims he physically intimidated two of his former staff members.
Mr Bercow denies claims he bullied staff.
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Brexiteer Tory MPs remain seated as Commons Speaker John Bercow gets standing ovation after announcing he will stand down
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