Speaker Bercow asserts himself

Peter Mc

He could have got the session off to a flyer by having Carter-Ruck's partners dragged to the bar of the House and slapping their legs for seeking to attack Paliamentary privilege.

John Haynes

All well and good but far too late, the man is no more competent than his predecessor and should be replaced on a free vote after the next General Election.

A Dwarf 'wanting the job' is no more qualified and likely far less so, than someone "prepared to serve", with or without the luxury accommodation that goes along with the job.

Get rid of the fool, anyone in his position and given the "electoral cycle", who didn't keep a grip on Legg is an obvious failure and needs to be removed from Office asap. Nothing else to discuss.

Mirtha Tidville

Bercow will be allowed to get on with it..... until the next election

adrian drummond

I disagree.

The Speaker should be above reproach. Bercow is not.

Mrs Clayton

I can't help but feel that this is a feeble response by someone who wants to be on the record as saying 'Something'.

It was made clear that since July the report had changed very little and so obviously it was kept from those who needed to see and study it. This shows not only a problem with Ainesworth but with the Speaker. If he is unable to wield the authority he has been given, then perhaps he should step down and allow someone who can.

2trueblue

One swallow dosen't make a summer.......

Noa Zrk

The little trouser leg should have put his money where his mouth is and postponed the debate until MPs' had the chance to read the documentation. Alternatively he could have disciplined Ainsworth for his dishonourable behaviour by explusion. It would have given the appalling man the opportunity for a moustache and pudding basin makeover.

dilys

You keep on saying that he is the wrong man for the job and there hasn't been any evidence to support you at all.

Fergus Pickering

Oh come along now, Adrian, don't be so pompous. No one is above reproach, certainly no one in the House of Commons.

Amadeus Plonquer

I for one am very happy to see Mr Bergnome assert himself. Its about time he stamped his little feet and lets face it Bob Ainsworth (and his army) are no real threat to anyone.

I am inspired by the Speaker and have decided to emulate his assertiveness and - like him - get myself noticed. Consequently, on my way to work this morning I farted on the Underground.

Gerry Freedman

I am always pleased to see the loony fringes of our party driping with foam from the mouths and attacking someone with such venom.

It means John's doing things right. Truth is, people hate him because he's a Jew, he went from being a right-wing nut to being in the moderate middle or left of the party, and because there are still a lot of toffs that don't like people not from 'their class' becoming anything but the backroom teasmade.

They hated Thatcher because of it, looked down their nose at Major, and it goes on and on.

I wish people would put this to rest. He is the Speaker - g-d damn enough ALREADY!

M O V E O N

Chris Rose

I quite agree. It's high time for Conservatives to stop baiting Bercow. He was fairly elected by the House of Commons. If the Conservatives wanted to choose the Speaker, they should not have thrown out the old one. They should have waited until they had a majority.

Vulture

It's down to the electors of Buckingham to remove the poison dwarf and elect the people's tribune, Homer Simpson lookalike Nigel Farage.

Pete-s

If Bercom had tried to do something like: Step onto the next business and delayed the debate giving time to adsorb a 300 page document. This would have been a real admonishment. Only 1 hour before there had been complaints about Brown giving out the, selling of assets story before going to Parliament. Labour keeps affronting Parliament and there is no effective Speaker to take them to task.

Anne Wotana Kaye

No moral ethics are concerned. This political animal is just hedging his bets.

DavidDP

Rebuking Ainsworth, demanding Mandelson come and be answerable to the Commons. Yes, he's doing a good job, and all power to him for that. Hopefully he'll see off the challenge from the nutter and continue as he started.

Chuck Unsworth

@ Gerry Freedman

'Our party'? How do you know?

But what is really dangerous is this attitude of 'we are where we are, so move on'. That is simply aiding and abetting.

'John', eh? Friend of his, perhaps?

Naomi Langford-Wood

We shall see the proof of the pudding of Speaker Bercow's mettle when Sir Thomas Legg expands his remit to include flipping, possible tax evasion, and apparent profiteering using the bank of taxpayers funds..

If we are ever to trust MPs we will need to see all of the breaches of the spirit of the rules dealt with and a healthy respect of taxpayers instated.

A tall order, I know, but it's the only way for Gordon Brown's knee jerk reaction of appointing Sir Thomas to give the impression of his having done something decisive and investigate all current and recent previous incumbents - whether they wish to stand again or not.

And, as repaying may indeed cause some of them hardship there should be negotiations as to payment over a period, so as to be reasonable.

After that the fees office should be cleansed because they were involved.

All of this should come under the remit of Speaker Bercow - and be an ultimate test of his judgement, both political and personal.

David Ossitt

Gerry Freedman.

"Truth is, people hate him because he's a Jew"

Here we go again!

No; we do not hate him because he is a Jew.

He is disliked; because he is a turncoat, a liar, a cheat, an uppity shit who is not fit to do the job of speaker.

JONNY

He has one monstrous advantage over his vermin-collared predecessor.
The gift of high intelligence.
A commodity remarkable for its extreme rarity in today's H of C.
Let's pray he takes that UKIP nutter to the cleaners.

JONNY

Bit strong there David Osset.
Why don't you turn your ferocious fire instead on Quentin Davies?
The chump with the prehistoric Tory dinosaur skull. Clad all in True Blue Edwardian pinstripe. Sticking out like a sore thumb, as he sits among his new-found Labour mates. A look of ineffable conceit, superiority and stupidity on his face.
If you want turncoats turn your coat on him.

DavidDP

"not fit to do the job of speaker."

The mounting evidence suggests otherwise.

Robert Eve

Voting for Nigel Farage could be a win-win result.

The first proper UKIP MP and a new new Speaker.