The house of commons has a new speaker:
John Bercow (Con) (“flipped” his second home from his constituency to a £540,000 flat in London and claimed the maximum possible allowances for it. Bercow, a candidate for next Speaker, "repaid" £6,500 capital gains tax on the sale of two properties.
John Bercow (Con) (“flipped” his second home from his constituency to a £540,000 flat in London and claimed the maximum possible allowances for it. Bercow, a candidate for next Speaker, "repaid" £6,500 capital gains tax on the sale of two properties.
His expenses files reveal he also twice charged the public purse for the cost of hiring a chartered accountant to complete his annual tax return)
At least he doesn’t seem to be loyal to one party-
Once a right-wing Thatcherite, he became an outspoken social liberal who fended off rumours he might defect to the Labour Party.
He won the support of many Labour MPs, who are convinced he will stand up to Conservative leader David Cameron, but there was a marked lack of applause from the Tory benches.
Mr Bercow's election was given royal approval in a traditional Parliamentary ceremony on Monday night.
He said MPs felt "very sore and very vulnerable" in the wake of the expenses scandal but added "large sections of the public also feel angry and disappointed".
And so they should.
"We do have to reform but I just want to say that I continue to believe that the vast majority of members of this House are upright, decent, honourable people who have come into politics, not to feather their nests, but because they have heeded the call of public service," he said.
Well that’s one person in the country then.
Time will tell.
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At least he doesn’t seem to be loyal to one party-
Once a right-wing Thatcherite, he became an outspoken social liberal who fended off rumours he might defect to the Labour Party.
He won the support of many Labour MPs, who are convinced he will stand up to Conservative leader David Cameron, but there was a marked lack of applause from the Tory benches.
Mr Bercow's election was given royal approval in a traditional Parliamentary ceremony on Monday night.
He said MPs felt "very sore and very vulnerable" in the wake of the expenses scandal but added "large sections of the public also feel angry and disappointed".
And so they should.
"We do have to reform but I just want to say that I continue to believe that the vast majority of members of this House are upright, decent, honourable people who have come into politics, not to feather their nests, but because they have heeded the call of public service," he said.
Well that’s one person in the country then.
Time will tell.
Angus
Angus Dei on all and sundry
NHS Behind the headlines
Angus Dei-NHS-THE OTHER SIDE
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