"This has been the greatest privilege and honour of my professional life"
John Bercow receives a standing ovation from MPs, as he announces his intention to stand down as House of Commons Speakerhttps://t.co/e3Shcat2ql pic.twitter.com/TqtEmoI9yE
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) September 9, 2019
Will you please sit down?
Order! Order! Order! pic.twitter.com/WjvKZWGTPu
— tagesschau (@tagesschau) January 16, 2019
I now know why political groupings in Westminster are called “parties”, with the Speaker John Bercow forever calling out “hors d’oeuvres”. I dread to think of the hangover.
David Curran,
Knocknacarra,
Galway.
Ayes to the right (Irish Times letters page)
Related: ‘More animal than ever’: Europeans find joy in John Bercow (The Guardian)
