“He makes petty criticisms of Conservative MPs’ use of grammar when they speak, while heaping obsequious praise on Labour MPs. This is pure opportunism. He has coveted the role of Speaker for years and has wooed Labour for its vote.
“Tories can reel off a list of reasons why John would be a disaster as Speaker. It includes his oily behaviour towards the Government, his lack of loyalty to his own party and the way he petulantly stormed out of two front-bench jobs”
(EDITOR: If so, Bercow needs to learn a whole new set of manners and attitudes unless he is to mire the chair of speaker in even worse smelling mud than even Speaker Martin did.
“John Bercow elected Speaker but long-term future in doubt”
“Speaker election: John Bercow's expenses claims back in spotlight: John Bercow, the new Speaker, convinced MPs that he was the man to oversee reform of the expenses system despite controversy over his own claims”
(EDITOR: Could Bercow become the shortest-lived Speaker ever?)
“Royal Navy destroyer put to sea without missiles a 'disgrace'”
(EDITOR: Hurrah for Brown's commitment to the Armed Forces...)
“MPs' expenses: Gordon Brown to unveil plans for independent regulator”
(EDITOR: To be headed by a Labour placeman? Lord No-Hoper of Much Troughing?)
“Alan Johnson's expenses: It is a relief to many in the Labour Party that the most likely candidate to succeed Gordon Brown has emerged unscathed from the expenses scandal.”
(EDITOR: As in: “phew! There are at least two Labour MPs who haven't been troughing! What a relief!” No, that's not a relief. Next Labour government made up of Johnson and Field?)
That's it for this morning. Next update after teatime this evening!
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