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Tories bid to depose Speaker Bercow after Commons revolt [View all]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49624334Tories bid to depose Speaker Bercow after Commons revolt
The Conservative Party plans to stand a candidate against Speaker John Bercow for his role in allowing MPs to take control of the Commons agenda.
Business secretary Andrea Leadsom accused the Speaker in the Mail on Sunday of "flagrant abuse" of process.
Breaching convention, the party plans to oppose Mr Bercow in his Buckingham constituency at the next election.
Formerly a Tory, Mr Bercow gave up his party affiliation when he took on the impartial role.
(More) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49624334
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