{"id":5451,"date":"2022-03-08T11:49:02","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T11:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/08\/ex-commons-speaker-john-bercow-was-a-serial-bully-says-report\/"},"modified":"2022-03-08T11:49:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T11:49:02","slug":"ex-commons-speaker-john-bercow-was-a-serial-bully-says-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/08\/ex-commons-speaker-john-bercow-was-a-serial-bully-says-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Commons Speaker John Bercow was a serial bully, says report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John Bercow was a “serial hitter” while he was Speaker of the House of Commons and should not be given a parliamentary pass, a report says. <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The independent panel of experts said “his conduct fell far short of what the public has a right to expect from an MP”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It also said he had shown “undermining behavior” towards staff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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However, Mr Bercow said the investigation into the complaints was “amateurish” and based on “petty chatter”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Bercow was Speaker of the House of Commons from 2009 to 2019, presiding over a turbulent period when the House of Commons debated the UK’s exit from the European Union. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    A report by the independent panel of experts on his behavior confirmed the findings of the parliamentary standardization officer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    The panel said it agreed with the commissioner’s findings that Mr Bercow had been “a serial bully”. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    It added that Mr Bercow’s conduct was “so serious that, had he still been an MP, we would have decided that he should be expelled by House resolution”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Complaints about his conduct in this position have been lodged by Angus Sinclair, a former Member of the House of Commons, Lord Lisvane, a former senior officer, and Kate Emms, a current Member of the House of Commons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    However, in a sharply worded statement, Mr Bercow called the report “a farce of justice based on prejudice, spite and hearsay”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    He said allegations of wrongdoing “were maintained even if eyewitnesses said they did not happen.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    He also argued he was “targeted by three disgruntled former employees because he had emerged as a reformative figure willing to set aside habits and practices to pursue a more radical agenda aimed at breaking the commons more inclusive and diverse”. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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