Information about the current Speaker, John Bercow, about the office and role of Speaker and a brief history of this key position in Parliament.
What are the duties of the Speaker?
Mr Bercow was elected MP for Buckingham in May 1997
An ancient role, often fraught with dangers
Recent parliamentary material on the Speaker of the House of Commons. This includes briefing papers produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
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