The speaker of the House of Commons would normally expect to stand for his seat in parliament unopposed by major parties.
Mr Bercow was first elected in Buckingham as a Conservative MP in 1997, and served in two shadow cabinet roles under former party leaders Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard before becoming speaker.
accusing him of trying to stop or delay the Brexit processAngry Tories have previously highlighted how Mr Bercow has revealed he supported Remain in the 2016 referendum, as well as reports he displayed a"B******* to Brexit" sticker on his car.voiced his opposition to the upcoming suspension of parliamentMs Leadsom sparred with Mr Bercow a number of times in her almost two years as leader of the Commons.
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