Bercow resigning as Speaker

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MXRod

2,749 posts

147 months

Thursday 31st October 2019
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vaud said:
Blue62 said:
In the meantime, I have it in good authority that Bercow is taking up a post in the editorial team at the BBC and will be a figurehead in their forthcoming election coverage.
Shouldn't be allowed. Ministers can't take posts after leaving unless otherwise approved for 6 months (?)
Nope
He is replacing LBCs JOB, presenting a balanced ,unbiased , view and commentary on the politics of the day

Stussy

1,831 posts

64 months

Thursday 31st October 2019
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He’d be sat on the swingometer like a seesaw with only one person on it!

psi310398

9,084 posts

203 months

Thursday 31st October 2019
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And good riddance...

I do hope that Hoyle succeeds Bercow - he seems to be a thoroughly decent chap.

Nickgnome

8,277 posts

89 months

Thursday 31st October 2019
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By standing up for parliament and back benchers over the executive, he’s done a great job.

If he’s upset a few here even better.

He even put Francois back in his box today so alls good.

Guess what we will still be in the Eu tomorrow morning.




anonymous-user

54 months

Thursday 31st October 2019
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Nickgnome said:
By standing up for parliament and back benchers over the executive, he’s done a great job.

If he’s upset a few here even better.

He even put Francois back in his box today so alls good.

Guess what we will still be in the Eu tomorrow morning.

pequod

8,997 posts

138 months

Thursday 31st October 2019
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Nickgnome said:
By standing up for parliament and back benchers over the executive, he’s done a great job.

If he’s upset a few here even better.

He even put Francois back in his box today so alls good.

Guess what we will still be in the Eu tomorrow morning.
Evening all. Happy DIAD day, will there be fireworks?

First of all, I would like to apologise to Nick for the drivel I posted yesterday in response to his, about the ineptitude of the voting public. I should have linked my response better.

Secondly, apologies to chrisp for my irreverent leg pull on the question of spelling. Bad form on my part!

I watched this afternoons panto in parliament and was both shocked at the animosity between the 'squeaker' (on his last sitting) and MP's over the Vaz report and the very moving and sincere tributes to the Speakers' Chaplain, Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin. I must admit to having a tear in my eye when the shadow LOTH made a statement whilst choking back her tears!

For a short while, humanity reigned in the House!

Nickgnome

8,277 posts

89 months

Thursday 31st October 2019
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pequod said:
Evening all. Happy DIAD day, will there be fireworks?

First of all, I would like to apologise to Nick for the drivel I posted yesterday in response to his, about the ineptitude of the voting public. I should have linked my response better.

Secondly, apologies to chrisp for my irreverent leg pull on the question of spelling. Bad form on my part!

I watched this afternoons panto in parliament and was both shocked at the animosity between the 'squeaker' (on his last sitting) and MP's over the Vaz report and the very moving and sincere tributes to the Speakers' Chaplain, Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin. I must admit to having a tear in my eye when the shadow LOTH made a statement whilst choking back her tears!

For a short while, humanity reigned in the House!
I think sometimes I do get a bit precious but it’s tongue in cheek. I do my fare share of drivel as do most on here from time to time.

I hope Vaz gets deselected but that’s up to his constituency. I will not judge on whether he is actually ill or not.

I do hope somebody wins the election though, the novelty has worn off now.

I see a Trump has stuck his oar in as well.


turbobloke

103,938 posts

260 months

Thursday 31st October 2019
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Just seen what a newsreader said were Bercow's last few minutes as Speaker in the HoC, no idea if that was correct but if so then happy days.

Mark Benson

7,514 posts

269 months

Friday 1st November 2019
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Nickgnome said:
I think sometimes I do get a bit precious
Is that a tiny glimmer of self-awareness creeping in? Well I never...... laugh

vaud

50,456 posts

155 months

Friday 1st November 2019
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Out of interest and to those with a better understanding of parliament than me... why is it a secret ballot?

anonymous-user

54 months

Friday 1st November 2019
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vaud said:
Out of interest and to those with a better understanding of parliament than me... why is it a secret ballot?
So that if the speaker turns out like Bercow everyone can deny voting for him?


Zirconia

36,010 posts

284 months

Friday 1st November 2019
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I suppose secret ballots allow for less interference from both sides to pick their preferred person and allow the MP's to get on with the vote without having their leaders harrying them. Though I expect a lot of legal coercion.

For this position, it should be.


Of course I assume that if an MP wants to say who they voted for, that is up to the MP?

Stussy

1,831 posts

64 months

Friday 1st November 2019
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Did he get into the HOL? I half heard something on the news about it coming up during his last day and JRM not wanting to comment on it

JagLover

42,396 posts

235 months

Friday 1st November 2019
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Stussy said:
Did he get into the HOL? I half heard something on the news about it coming up during his last day and JRM not wanting to comment on it
I thought he wanted to get into "I'm a celebrity get me out of here"?

Stussy

1,831 posts

64 months

Friday 1st November 2019
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I think his greed stopped that happening

vaud

50,456 posts

155 months

Friday 1st November 2019
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Stussy said:
Did he get into the HOL? I half heard something on the news about it coming up during his last day and JRM not wanting to comment on it
Hopefully not. At least not for a while.

Zirconia

36,010 posts

284 months

Friday 1st November 2019
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I hope he makes the upper house.

hyphen

26,262 posts

90 months

Friday 1st November 2019
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Reports in paper that Bercow was in negotiations to appear in Celeb get me out of here.

Talks broke down as he wanted to much money, a million quid apparently.

crankedup

25,764 posts

243 months

Friday 1st November 2019
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hyphen said:
Reports in paper that Bercow was in negotiations to appear in Celeb get me out of here.

Talks broke down as he wanted to much money, a million quid apparently.
Can’t we in PH have a whip around and send him wink

turbobloke

103,938 posts

260 months

Friday 1st November 2019
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Zirconia said:
I hope he makes the upper house.
There must be an attic somewhere with enough room for his personality.