John Bercow’s past comes back to haunt his bid

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Mr Bercow is depending on Labour MPs to make him Speaker, but he wrote just eight years ago: "The saccharine smugness of Blair and his cronies will antagonise millions of voters who want to see results and not be force-fed on a diet of spin and statistics."

Although Mr Bercow gave a treacly tribute to Speaker Michael Martin last week, he said in an interview in 2001: "I simply did not think that Michael Martin was of a calibre to be elected Speaker of the House of Commons ... "

Former Tory chairman Lord Tebbit said of Mr Bercow: "I do not think he would be a particularly good Speaker. I think he is too eager to please those in power."