Order order: John Bercow's last day as speaker - MPs including Jacob Rees Mogg pay tribute

Evening Standard
Evening Standard
10.9 هزار بار بازدید - 5 سال پیش - Subscribe to the Evening Standard
Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube: @eveningstandard

John Bercow will today shout “order, order” for the final time in the House of Commons as his reign as Speaker comes to an end after 10 years in the chair.

Mr Bercow is to end his tenure this afternoon, and will also resign as MP for Buckingham - a seat he has held for 22 years - which will be hotly contested in the general election this December.

The Speaker welled up in the Commons as he thanked his family and staff at his last Prime Minister Questions yesterday.

His voice cracked with emotion as he paid tribute to his family for displaying "support, stoicism and fortitude through thick and thin”. Mr Bercow said he would "never forget” the role, and would “always be grateful for it".

Read more: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/polit...
5 سال پیش در تاریخ 1398/08/09 منتشر شده است.
10,978 بـار بازدید شده
... بیشتر