{"id":31501,"date":"2019-11-01T15:54:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T15:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=31501"},"modified":"2019-11-01T15:54:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T15:54:44","slug":"house-of-commons-to-choose-new-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/house-of-commons-to-choose-new-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"House of Commons to choose new Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Members of Parliament will elect a new Speaker on Monday following the resignation of John Bercow<\/strong><\/p>\n

The House of Commons is set to vote for a new Speaker at the start of next week.<\/p>\n

John Bercow – who was elected MP for Buckingham in 1997 – held the role from June 2009 until he stepped down yesterday.<\/p>\n

Mr Bercow was considered a controversial Speaker – particularly by those from his own party.<\/p>\n

Tory eurosceptic MPs often accused him of disregarding the convention of “impartiality” with regards to Brexit.<\/p>\n

And the 56-year-old parliamentarian also faced claims of bullying and misogyny – which he denied.<\/p>\n

But he was also viewed by many as a progressive and modern Speaker.<\/p>\n

Towards the end of his tenure, he did away with some of the traditions of the House viewed as being out-of-date, such as the requirement for clerks to wear wigs and for male MPs to wear ties.<\/p>\n

These were moves Mr Bercow believed would make the Commons “less marginally stuffy”, according to the BBC.<\/p>\n

He was known for his mastery of the English language and extensive use of vocabulary.<\/p>\n

The London-born MP’s shouts of “Order!” and “Division! Clear the lobby!” earned him an international reputation.<\/p>\n

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Infographic by Scott Mathew<\/em><\/p>\n

Standing to replace him on Monday are<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Sir Lindsay Hoyle (Labour, Chorley) – current Deputy Speaker<\/p>\n

Eleanor Laing (Conservative, Epping Forest) – current Deputy Speaker<\/p>\n

Harriet Harman (Labour, Camberwell & Peckham) – currently “Mother of the House” – the longest serving female MP (first elected in 1982)<\/p>\n

Chris Bryant (Labour, Rhondda) – current Chair of the House Finance Committee<\/p>\n

Rosie Winterton (Labour, Doncaster Central) – current Deputy Speaker<\/p>\n

Sir Edward Leigh (Conservative, Gainsborough) – former Chair of Public Accounts Committee<\/p>\n

Sir Henry Bellingham (Conservative, North West Norfolk) withdrew from the race before being nominated by any MPs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bookmaker Ladbrokes currently has Mr Hoyle as the favourite with odds of 1\/5.<\/p>\n

The process to elect a new Speaker will be led by Father of the House Ken Clarke MP (Conservative, Rushcliffe).<\/p>\n

Words: Scott Mathew | Subbing: Michelle Del Rey | Featured image credit: Parliament.uk<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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