John Bercow
John Bercow
John Simon Bercowis a British politician who has been the Speaker of the House of Commons since June 2009. Prior to his election to Speaker, he was a member of the Conservative Party. A former hardline right-winger who moderated his views after becoming an MP and at one time was rumoured to be likely to defect to the Labour Party, Bercow's election to the Speaker's Chair depended heavily on the backing of other parties, and was deeply unpopular with many...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 January 1963
worry influence no-point
There's no point in worrying about things you can't influence.
newspapers written uninterested
I'm supremely uninterested as to what is written in many of the newspapers.
littles social clique
I've never been much given to little social cliques.
fun situation cheeky
If someone is being very cheeky, it can be quite fun to deal with that situation.
firsts might conservative
When I first started out in politics I was, what you might describe as, a hard right Conservative.
people noses snobby
There are people who are just very, very sniffy and snobby and have always sort of looked down their noses at me.
jobs team party
The prime minister's job is to captain his team, his party and his government.
wife my-wife property
Sally is my wife, but not my chattel or my property.
careers passionate parliament
One consistent thing in an otherwise inconsistent career is that I've always been passionate about parliament.
lying punishment abuse
Lying to a committee is a very grave abuse, and there ought to be a clear punishment.
party weekend excuse
It is quite wrong for party conferences to be used as an excuse for the Commons not to sit. Conferences could be held at weekends.
senior ministers ifs
If you asked me if I'd rather be Speaker or a very senior minister, I'd say Speaker.
suffering legislature scorn
A legislature cannot be effective while suffering from public scorn.
use beats form
It's a cowardly form of politics to use my spouse to beat me.