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John Bercow 'not chuffed' that wife is on Big Brother, she says

19.08.11
House of Commons Speaker John Bercow is 'not exactly chuffed' to see his wife in the Big Brother house, she has admitted... more

Speaker's wife 'getting £100,000 to appear in Big Brother revamp'

12.08.11
Sally Bercow is set to make about £100,000 from an appearance on Celebrity Big Brother... more

Speaker's wife attacks failing shops on Twitter

30.06.11
Wife of Commons Speaker John Bercow upsets retailers after tweeting comments about struggling British firms ... more

Speaker's wife Sally Bercow: Furore over my picture is 'storm in a bedsheet'

04.02.11
Defiant Sally Bercow insists that the Evening Standard's photographs of her wearing nothing but a bedsheet were all in the best possible taste... more

Speaker wants 'less noise and less abuse' during PMQs

07.07.10
The Speaker of the House of Commons suggests that the length of Prime Minister's Questions could be doubled to an hour... more

John Bercow calls for shake-up of ‘noisy’ PMQs

05.07.10
Commons Speaker John Bercow called for radical reform of Prime Minister’s Question Time today — with an end to boorish “barracking” from MPs and cuts in the number of queries from the Leader of the Opposition... more

Minister apologises for calling John Bercow ‘a dwarf’

30.06.10
Health minister Simon Burns issued a statement apologising after complaints about his outburst... more

I deserve the job, says new Commons chaplain

30.06.10
The first black woman to be chaplain to the House of Commons hits back at critics who claimed she got the job through political correctness... more

John Bercow re-elected unopposed as Commons Speaker

18.05.10
John Bercow re-elected unopposed as Speaker of the Commons as dozens of new MPs took their seats in the House for the first time since the election... more

John Bercow set to survive vote on Speaker job

17.05.10
John Bercow is likely to survive as Speaker despite a Tory plot to topple him... more

Bercow must go as Speaker after election, top Tories tell David Cameron

19.03.10
David Cameron has been urged by senior Tory MPs not to block a coup to topple Speaker John Bercow after the election... more

Angry MPs plot to oust Commons Speaker John Bercow for ‘being a little dictator’

18.03.10
MPs are plotting to oust Commons Speaker John Bercow amid accusations he is becoming 'a bit of a little dictator'... more

'Golden goodbye' payments suspended for MPs facing criminal charges

09.02.10
'Golden goodbye' payments for three MPs facing criminal charges over their expenses will be suspended until legal proceedings are over... more

Commons Speaker John Bercow determined to rid house of vermin

18.01.10
Commons Speaker John Bercow may be able to keep rowdy MPs in line but it appears he was having trouble in his own house with a rodent problem... more

Couples allowed to marry in House of Commons

15.01.10
Couples will be allowed to get married in the House of Commons in a historic move... more

Speaker: My wife's critics are cowards and chauvinists

08.01.10
Commons Speaker John Bercow issues passionate defence of his wife Sally, saying that she is not his 'chattel' and attacking the 'nasty and cowardly' criticism of her Labour politics... more

Speaker 'must be brave on Commons reforms or face regicide'

22.12.09
Commons Speaker John Bercow was today warned he could be the next victim of 'regicide' if he fails to push through reforms... more

Revealed: the Speaker’s guide to luring drunken girls into bed

04.12.09
His wife yesterday confessed to one-night stands while drunk. And today Commons Speaker John Bercow was unmasked for writing a 'sex tips' guide to lure drunken girls into bed... more

How drink nearly ruined my life, by Speaker's wife

03.12.09
Wife of Commons speaker John Bercow reveals she had been a 'binge drinker' who had a series of one-night stands in her twenties... more

Expenses row hit Parliament 'like WW2 bombing'

01.12.09
Commons Speaker John Bercow compared the damage to Parliament caused by the expenses scandal to that inflicted by Nazi bombers in the Second World War... more

Brown is accused of blocking TV debate

20.10.09
Gordon Brown accused of scuppering the first appearance of all three major party leaders on live television... more

Speaker Bercow backs expenses curbs

15.10.09
Commons Speaker John Bercow signalled his support for the controversial backdated caps on MPs expenses as a fresh abuse allegation surfaced... more

John Bercow appoints ex-journalist as special advisor

08.09.09
Commons Speaker John Bercow has appointed a former journalist as a special advisor on a salary that could be worth up to £107,000... more

Speaker defends £20,000 revamp of rent-free home

05.08.09
Commons Speaker John Bercow was forced to defend spending £20,000 on refurbishments to his grace-and-favour official residence... more

Captive audience for the Speaker during school hall 'question time'

14.07.09
House of Commons new speaker handles short, sharp questions and answers at inner London comprehensive... more

City Spy: Smart timing for Hutton to resign

30.06.09
One of the surprises of the recent reshuffle was John Hutton's decision to quit as defence secretary... more

Olley's volleys - James Olley at Wimbledon

24.06.09
New Commons speaker John Bercow MP may not have many friends in the Conservative Party, but he is a popular figure in SW19... more

Bercow tells MPs to make less noise and stop spinning

24.06.09
New Speaker John Bercow today sought to impose his authority on the Commons by warning ministers and MPs to respect key rules... more

Grown-up Tories are biting their lips and hoping it will work

23.06.09
In the Commons washroom last night a Labour MP told David Cameron cheerfully: "David, I'm about to vote Tory for the very first time in my life."... more


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