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. John Bercow commonconferenceexcuse Change image and share on social
I think the record shows that as Speaker, I have taken the lead in cleaning up politics. John Bercow cleanleadpolitic Change image and share on social
Even youngish men can acquire wisdom as time goes by. John Bercow acquiremantime Change image and share on social
I've never been much given to little social cliques. John Bercow cliquehavesocial Change image and share on social
I do strongly believe myself that members of the government who sit in the House of Lords should be accountable to the elected House because otherwise there is a democratic deficit, and that is wrong. John Bercow accountabledeficitdemocratic Change image and share on social
The Conservatives must realise that being sceptical is different from being phobic in what is an interdependent world. John Bercow conservativeinterdependentphobic Change image and share on social
Possibly the fact that I was physically quite feeble, a relatively short little fellow, attracted me to that idea of a very authoritative and aggressive version of Conservative politics. John Bercow aggressiveattractauthoritative Change image and share on social
It's a cowardly form of politics to use my spouse to beat me. John Bercow beatcowardlyform Change image and share on social
If you asked me if I'd rather be Speaker or a very senior minister, I'd say Speaker. John Bercow askministersenior Change image and share on social
The prime minister's job is to captain his team, his party and his government. John Bercow captaingovernmentjob Change image and share on social
