House of Commons Speaker John Bercow says he will step down
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Source: Washington Post
LONDON — The colorful and controversial speaker of the British House of Commons announced a surprise resignation Monday, hours before Parliament was expected to again reject Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s call for early elections.
John Bercow — known for his enthusiastic shouting of “order, order” and his stalwart defense of Parliamentary power — set the tone for a long day of debate with the announcement that he would step down on Oct. 31, if the push for an October election indeed fails.
The date is significant because Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Britain will leave the European Union by then, “do or die.”
“We degrade this Parliament at our peril,” Bercow told lawmakers in an emotional address, as his wife looked on from the gallery.
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I always enjoyed watching him during Prime Minsters questions.
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