Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen 2.51pm BST Sir Edward Leigh, a Conserative, says the speaker should be protected from political pressure. Can Leadsom guarantee that the executive will not try to pressurise the speaker at the House of Commons commission meeting on Monday.Leadsom says the commission will consider the Cox reports. 2.49pm BST Labour’s Ben Bradshaw says some of the contributions from Tory MPs are motivated by hostility towards John Bercow. He cannot speak back. At the time of Brexit, we need a speaker who will stand up for the House, he says.Leadsom says the Commons should not have to rely on a single individual to do a good job as speaker. Continue reading…
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