John Bercow
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has partnered with Members of Parliament to secure a debate in the House of Commons focusing on the health and wellbeing of doctors. Sponsored by Dr Peter Prinsley, MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, the Welfare of Doctors debate called for the government and NHS leaders to take more steps to improve… Read more »
Harriet Harman has today put forward an amendment to the Government’s Hereditary Peers Bill which aims to end the automatic right of Church of England bishops to sit in the House of Lords. The amendment has been tabled with the support of Humanists UK and it is expected that it will be cosponsored by crossbench… Read more »
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MPs have defeated William Hague’s “grubby” attack on John Bercow by blocking a move to introduce secret ballots on Speaker elections.
Tempers were running high in the Commons this afternoon over a sexism row – which got so heated Speaker John Bercow allowed the phrase “lynch the bitch” to pass without question.
