John Bercow

• Former U.K. Speaker calls Brexit ‘biggest foreign policy mistake’ in post-war period

  "I think that Brexit is the biggest foreign policy mistake in the post-war period. That is my honest view," the former U.K. Speaker told Global News.

  Politics

  Nov 6, 2019
  
• British lawmakers elect Lindsay Hoyle as new speaker after John Bercow’s retirement

  Bercow retired last week after a decade as speaker that saw him become a central player in Britain's Brexit drama.

  World

  Nov 4, 2019
  
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• Final ‘ORR-DUHH’: Meme-able U.K. Commons speaker John Bercow steps down

  Bercow, who has become a global celebrity and online meme-magnet for his loud ties, even louder voice and star turn at the center of Britain’s Brexit drama, stepped down on Thursday after 10 years in the job.

  World

  Oct 31, 2019
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• British lawmakers slam Boris Johnson for ‘toxic’ tone on Brexit talks

  Johnson characterized an opposition law ordering a Brexit delay as a "surrender act" and a "humiliation bill."

  World

  Sep 26, 2019
• No new Brexit votes on same old deal, U.K. parliament tells Theresa May

  In a major blow to Prime Minister Theresa May, the speaker of Britain's parliament said Monday the Brexit deal could not be voted on again unless a different proposal was submitted.

  World

  Mar 18, 2019
• ‘ORRR-DUHH’: U.K. Parliament speaker seeks to calm debate amid Brexit meltdown

  The speaker of the House of Commons is usually taken for granted, except for those rare moments when Britain is having a legislative meltdown and Parliament gets center stage.

  Politics

  Jan 16, 2019