Bercow

For centuries, the Speaker was impartial but puffed-up with self-importance Bercow tore up the rules

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A scathing new biography of John Bercow reveals the hypocrisy of the former Speaker for claiming to be a champion of diversity when, in fact, he was at the centre of numerous allegations of bullying women.  Here, in the final part of our serialisation, we tell how he tried to salvage his legacy by sabotaging … Read more

Explosive new book reveals how Bercow flew into a rage with a woman aide over toothpaste

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John Bercow once flew into a rage with a female member of his staff – because his toothpaste had been confiscated by airport security, according to startling new details of the bullying rows that rocked his decade as Commons Speaker. A biography of Mr Bercow chronicles the ‘fiendish rudeness’ which he displayed to colleagues including his … Read more

Former speaker John Bercow is alert to pomposity in others but never in himself

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Unspeakable John Bercow W&N £20  Rating: The shortest sentence in this autobiography is also the truest. ‘Brevity,’ writes John Bercow, ‘is not my strong suit.’ You can say that again! Unspeakable might have been better titled Unstoppable, as it goes on and on and on, surfing the wave of its own long-windedness. Bercow never uses … Read more