
Nick Hillman: Voters in Buckingham deserve a real say and a real MP
I like John Bercow – indeed, I’ll vote for him. But the Speaker of the House shouldn’t represent a constituency – doing so disenfranchises thousands of people.
I like John Bercow – indeed, I’ll vote for him. But the Speaker of the House shouldn’t represent a constituency – doing so disenfranchises thousands of people.
Plus: An idea for May. A quote from YouGov. A cancelled lunch. A headline from the Economist. Could Gove return? And: could Bercow be ousted?
Corbyn could not shake May, but Robertson for a moment disconcerted her.
The Speaker informs the House of Commons that it has become law.
The by-election winner becomes the first Conservative to represent the area since 1935.
“I hope… they will accept that, as an unelected chamber, they should agree that the will of the British electorate as a whole, and the view of the House of Commons overwhelmingly, should go.”
What a farce it would be if, in attempting to secure Brexit, we booted out one of the institutions that makes us exceptional.
The Speaker also received support from Sir Edward Leigh and Paul Flynn.
We explain why.
But neither the American President’s concession to Britain nor the question of double standards are likely to deter some Parliamentarians.
The Speaker’s recent report on improving equality in Parliament makes some proposals which are irrelevant at best.
The Prime Minister’s victory oration in Manchester beat two celebrated maiden speeches and a cussed defence of the Speaker.
Plus: Boris’s party is raided by the Vice and Drugs Squads. The Home Secretary says it was “a police operational decision”
Plus: Osborne squeezes the rich till their pips squeak. Prime Minister Corbyn, and other fantasises. Stephen McPartland has balls of steel. And: No breast jokes here.
Plus: Soames makes his way towards a gender-neutral loo. Lunch with Tyrie, lunch with Kirby. The Shipley Strangler strikes again. And: George Simpson saves the day.