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Mr Bercow, who on Monday told MPs he offered a "clean break" after the expenses scandals of the past weeks, has claimed more than £20,000 annually over the past four years to cover the cost of staying away from home on parliamentary business.

Mr Bercow began his first full Commons session in the role by ordering MPs and Ministers to avoid long-winded questions and answers.

Mr Bercow, who shunned the formal uniform worn by his predecessors and took to the Chair in a smart suit and simple gown, said he was determined to make "good progress" through the list of questions.

Junior health minister Ann Keen congratulated Mr Bercow on his victory in Monday's speakership election as he chaired his first question time session.

And backbencher John Robertson, Labour MP for Glasgow North West, said he hoped Mr Bercow would receive "a lot more good luck and good will" than some of his predecessors.

On Monday, Mr Bercow saw off nine rivals to claim the Speaker's chair in a secret ballot of MPs. He was "dragged" to the chair after seeing off his main rival Sir George Young by a margin of 322 MPs to 271 in the third round of voting.

His victory was greeted with dismay by some on the Conservative benches, who regard him as close to a turncoat because of his political journey away from the right towards New Labour, culminating with him accepting a job from Gordon Brown last year.

Mid-Bedfordshire MP Nadine Dorries said she believed no more than three Tories voted for Mr Bercow and described his election as a "vindictive" act by Labour MPs who were delivering "a two-fingered salute" to voters and to a future Government led by David Cameron.

Reports suggest some Conservatives want to see a challenge to Mr Bercow at the time of the next general election, when a large turnover of MPs is expected to see a very different House of Commons in place.