John Bercow defects to Labour.

[the other bob wilson]

Can't see Conservative Central Office losing too much sleep over this really.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jun/19/john-bercow-defects-to-labour-with-withering-attack-on-johnson

[IanD]

Re: John Bercow defects to Labour.

Can't see Conservative Central Office losing too much sleep over this really.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...ack-on-johnson

Unless he works his way up to become Labour leader.

[Elwood Blues]

Re: John Bercow defects to Labour.

Unless he works his way up to become Labour leader.

and pigs might fly

[Jordi Culé]

Re: John Bercow defects to Labour.

and pigs might fly

It’s interesting that a traditional Tory feels more comfortable with a party under Starmer than Johnson.

Shows how far both parties have moved to the ‘right’?

He’s not the only Conservative who has expressed their distrust of Johnson. Dominic Grieve give him pelters in the week about his dishonesty.

[Feedback]

Re: John Bercow defects to Labour.

It’s interesting that a traditional Tory feels more comfortable with a party under Starmer than Johnson.

Shows how far both parties have moved to the ‘right’?

He’s not the only Conservative who has expressed their distrust of Johnson. Dominic Grieve give him pelters in the week about his dishonesty.

just like Labour is a broad church, so is conservatism. Even traditionally, centrist Labour and centrist Tories weren't that far apart. It does amaze me that such people don't automatically align with the Lib Dems.

[Freitag 4.17]

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and pigs might fly

John Bercow is very meme popular in a positive sense.. If we're doing populism now, which seems to be the case, he'd be a hit.

[xsnaggle]

Re: John Bercow defects to Labour.

Bercow was never a 'traditional ' tory. Labour and conservatives normally take turn about for speaker but when he stood for the post the Conservative party didn't want him, and he was only elected because the labour MPs voted for him.
As soon as he became speaker he became and independent having to resign from his original party and as is tradition, whilst he was speaker no one stood against him in any election.
He actually became a labour MP a week or so ago. Let's see how he does in the next election he stands in.

[Elwood Blues]

Re: John Bercow defects to Labour.

It’s interesting that a traditional Tory feels more comfortable with a party under Starmer than Johnson.

Shows how far both parties have moved to the ‘right’?

He’s not the only Conservative who has expressed their distrust of Johnson. Dominic Grieve give him pelters in the week about his dishonesty.

Dominic Grieve would be a credit to any party.

Bercow on the other hand.......

[dml1954]

Re: John Bercow defects to Labour.

All this proves is that Bercow was, after all, always trying to deliberately block Brexit and the will of the people (as was Dominic Grieve). The words two faced and hypocritical come to mind. Labour are welcome to him.

[Allez Allez Allez]

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If only there was a forum for this politics stuff.

[Elwood Blues]

Re: John Bercow defects to Labour.

Bercow was never a 'traditional ' tory. Labour and conservatives normally take turn about for speaker but when he stood for the post the Conservative party didn't want him, and he was only elected because the labour MPs voted for him.
As soon as he became speaker he became and independent having to resign from his original party and as is tradition, whilst he was speaker no one stood against him in any election.
He actually became a labour MP a week or so ago. Let's see how he does in the next election he stands in.

Bercow was a very right wing tory when he was younger.

He has made a long political journey.

He did a lot of good things as speaker but in the end I think the power went to his head.

I think Hoyle is a much better speaker

[ninian opinian]

Re: John Bercow defects to Labour.

The Tories defected to UKIP a long time ago so don’t blame him.

[I'll give you the Malky!!]

Re: John Bercow defects to Labour.

Bercow was never a 'traditional ' tory. Labour and conservatives normally take turn about for speaker but when he stood for the post the Conservative party didn't want him, and he was only elected because the labour MPs voted for him.
As soon as he became speaker he became and independent having to resign from his original party and as is tradition, whilst he was speaker no one stood against him in any election.
He actually became a labour MP a week or so ago. Let's see how he does in the next election he stands in.

"Never a traditional Tory" is a statement may who know his political past would disagree with I think.

[Pearcey3]

Re: John Bercow defects to Labour.

Bercow was never a 'traditional ' tory. Labour and conservatives normally take turn about for speaker but when he stood for the post the Conservative party didn't want him, and he was only elected because the labour MPs voted for him.
As soon as he became speaker he became and independent having to resign from his original party and as is tradition, whilst he was speaker no one stood against him in any election.
He actually became a labour MP a week or so ago. Let's see how he does in the next election he stands in.

He isn’t an MP yet. He’s just joined the Labour Party

[Allez Allez Allez]

Re: John Bercow defects to Labour.

He isn’t an MP yet. He’s just joined the Labour Party

He won't be standing for election either, he's merely just joined the party.

Also, when he was elected speaker, he got 322 votes (June 22nd 2009). He was unanimously elected speaker in 2017.