Ex-Speaker John Bercow 'sorry' not to receive peerage
He stepped down as Speaker in October after a decade in the post, during which time he faced accusations of bias over Brexit, as well as questions over his own behaviour towards colleagues.By tradition, the Speaker is above politics and is supposed to represent only the rules and conventions of Parliament. Once elected to the post, the Speaker no longer represents any political party.
"I did my best - I had some successes, I had some failures. I endured controversies. I made friends, I incurred enemies as well," he added. Mr Bercow has been proposed for a peerage by the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, amid suggestions by the opposition that the ex-Speaker is being denied a seat for his hostility to the UK leaving the EU.
Cabinet minister Robert Jenrick said there was"no obligation" on the prime minister to give Mr Bercow a peerage and the allegations against him need to be investigated.John Bercow is asked in the Commons about bullying allegations against himHe has dismissed claims there was a pattern of bullying towards his subordinates, and maintains that the"vast majority" of his relationships with colleagues both inside and outside Parliament were constructive.
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