process. may i also pay tribute, on behalf of all members of this house to all those members that were prepared to put their names forward as candidates for this great office. and to the high quality of their speeches today. we should draw confidence that all of the 10 candidates are driven by the desire to do what is best for this house and by so doing, what is best for the public and those that we serve. i thank them all. . .

you said that you had cast aside all your past political views. some of us thought you had done that some time ago. [laughter] you are, of course, highly respected. your commitment was to change. you bring a strength of character and purpose to our house and we wish you to

proceed as you discharge your responsibilities in the spirit of fairness and responsibility. this house has faced great moments of difficulty and moments of challenge. we have the opportunity to begin a new chapter with a new speaker. we have heard that every candidate for the office has understood that parliament must reform. we can cross party divisions in our choice as speaker and i believe this country will also want us to work together in the same spirit as reset -- set about reforming and changing our politics and creating a new system of transparency and accountability that should take immediate effect. undoubtedly, the road ahead will not be easy, but with your leadership, this house has begun the path to renewal. mr. speaker elect, this house joins me in congratulating you on the highest of distinctions and thanks you for taking up the greatest of responsibilities in this house of commons. congratulations.

[applause] >> the leader of the opposition. >> thank you. mr. speaker elect, may i join the prime minister in offering my congratulations and in wishing you well, not least in crossing that last hurdle that was referred to. i would like to thank the father of the house for the way he conducted proceedings. i was not here for the last contested election for speaker. i gather this was a model of efficiency and the practice. thank you for that. you know that on this side of the house, all colleagues share a view of the importance of the house of commons, the importance of the role of speaker, and the importance of the practices and procedures in this house. you should know that in discharging our responsibilities, it goes without saying you have the support of these benches, but not just in your work as speaker, but in the vital work of reforming and renewing this

house that so badly needs to happen. i read a lot about our own relationship. the thing that has never come out is the fact that briefly for a time, we were both together the first pair of the lords of commons tennis team. i would also like to put on record a historical first that you achieved, which is to be the first person of the jewish state to occupy the office of speaker of the house of commons. it is a milestone we should mark. i also note this region noticed what you said about casting away your past political views. i think on this side of the house we would say, let's hope that includes all of them. [laughter] i listened carefully to an excellent debate this afternoon and a series of very strong and

powerful speeches. i thought there was something very horrible in what the hon. member said when he said we need to demonstrate that we get it, that we get the need for transparency, that we get the need for the reform of pay and allowances, and we get the need to understand and respond properly to the public's rancor -- anger. we share collective responsibility for what went wrong and for putting it right. your success will enable all of us to extortionist -- enable all of us to succeed in that. [applause] >> i would like to add my congratulations on your election, mr. speaker elect, and thank the father of the house for conducting the proceedings. the move to secret ballot was the right one. judging by the cheer that went

up when he said it would be a seller to come i am not alone in hoping that next time, he will be able to move that a less dignified pace. you have an enormous challenge and opportunity before you. never has there been such dismay from the people who send this year. the fear is unprecedented. you know that change does not come easily to this place where all habits die hard. you must be different from every speaker who has ever come before you. no longer just another pillar of the establishment, we urge you to reinstate the role of the speaker as a catalyst for radical change. on your own, you cannot bring about that change, but you can be a prime architect of it. in your speech this afternoon, you rightly said, i don't want to be something. i want to do something.

i would urge you to remember some of the words of the other candidates in today's election, especially the words of honor a member "star, who said we should all be looking to change the settlement between parliament and the people. this is not a moment for referendum but a moment for action. you must now show that you are in the office of speaker, but not to run by the office of speaker. he will be at the center of an institution which you yourself spoke of. let us not delay, consult, and analyze, but act quickly under your guidance and leadership. mr. speaker, you have a mandate for change. it is not just from the votes you took today across the house floor, but from the people of britain whose legitimate anger

made the selection happen. i urge you to use it. >> my lords, i beg to acquaint the house that there is an operation -- authorization. her majesty's deprivation is a choice of the comments of the noble john bercow out to be the speaker. -- to be there speaker. -- their speaker.

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>> let the comments know that the lords commissioners desire their immediate attendance in this house to hear the commission read.

>> inspector and the richard -- andy richford, the principal doorkeeper of the house of lords, warrant officer, second class in the guard. also, the sergeant of arms. they have a job share. he has powers of arrest anywhere in the house of lords. they are making their way now for central lobby towards the house of commons, where, as on state opening, the door will be slammed.

as the queen is not present, blackrod is wearing a semi-state uniform deceiving. >> no frills. >> no frills. >> a plain, white bow tie. he has no lace cuffs. no medals. >> he approaches the door of the house of commons. [knocks] >> it is like he is going to break it down. >> he is accompanied by the sergeant at arms. they are starting to see a new

blackrod. >> authorized by virtue of the commission, shall declare the royal approbation to the speaker. it requires immediate attendance of the house. [unintelligible] the speaker elect john bercow joins blackrod. the maze is being carried just like a baby. the house is still not properly constituted. on this one occasion, this mace is carried in this particular manner.

our political correspondent is in the gallery when john bercow was declared the winner. he said a lot of conservative mp's did not applaud him. they sat on their hands. >> [inaudible] john bercow would have a lot of work to do. he certainly has his work cut out. >> and also bond with the british people. [inaudible] he thought it was best to return six and a half thousand pounds. he said he must deal with the

anger of the british people on expenses. the mace is being carried in this unusual way followed by martin jack and the speakers secretary. -- speaker's secretary.

>> my lords [inaudible] majesties faithful comments in obedience to the royal command have in the exercise of their rights proceeded through the election of the speaker and that their choice has fallen on me. i therefore present myself and submit myself with all humility for her majesty's gracious approbation. my lords and members of the house of commons, it's not be inconvenient to majesty to be personally present here at this time, a commission has been

issued under the great steel commanding several other lords to notify and declare her majesty's approbation of the choice of mr. john bercow to be the speaker, which commission you shall now here read. -- hear read. >> elizabeth the second by the grace of god by the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and of other religious terry -- relative territories queen, head of the commonwealth, a defender of the faith, to all to whom the shall come, greetings. there are pressing can brief -- pressing concerns. we ordained this our present parliament to begin and behold

and that are city of westminster the 11th day of may in the 54th year of our rain, on which day the parliament was begun and is now hold on. as far as we have been informed that the lower house of our parliament have lately made a choice of our beloved and faithful john bercow esquire in the room of our beloved and faithful michael john martin, as far, to be speaker of the lower house of our parliament. we are graciously pleased to approve this choice and to allow and concern the same and for as much as the causes and considerations we cannot conveniently at this time be prevalent in our royal person in our said parliament. we come a trusting in the

fidelity and care of the most reverent father and my god and our faithful counselor, ryland douglas, are well beloved and faithful counselors, john strawn, chancellor of great britain. thomas galloway dunlop. tom lord macnally. frances gertrude claire. and other lords of our privy council, but the tenant of these

we grant to them or any three or more of them for power in our name to declare and notify our royal approbation of the choice of the -- choice of john simon bercow to be the speaker of the lower house and to allow and confirm the fed john simon bercow to be speaker of the lower house and to do all things in our parliament that may be necessary for declaring our royal approbation allowance and confirmation of john bercow to be speaker of the lower house of our parliament. in witness whereof, we have caught these letters to be made patent, witnessed ourself at westminster but the 22nd day of june in the 58 year bahrain, by the queen herself signed with her own hand.

>> mr. bercow, we have it in command from her majesty to declare her entire confidence in your talents, diligence, and sufficiency to fulfil the important duties of the high office of speaker of the house of commons, to which you have been chosen by that house, and obedient to the commission, which has been read, and by virtue of the authority therein contained, we do declare her majesty's royal allowance and confirmation of you, sir, as speaker of the house of commons. my lords, i submit myself with all the humility and gratitude to her majesty's royal will and pleasure. i pray that it, in the discharge of my duties and in the

maintenance of the rights and privileges of the common house of parliament, i should inadvertently fall into error, it may be imputed to me alone and not to her majesty's faithful commoners. [laughter] [crowd murmurs]

[inaudible] [laughter] >> i beg to move the house be now adjourned. >> the house is now adjourned.

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>> [inaudible] >> i have to report that this house has been in the house of lords, where her majesty has been pleased by her majesty's commissioners to approve the choice made of myself for the office of speaker. my first duty to the house is to repeat my respectful acknowledgment and my grateful thanks for the great honor you have conferred upon me in placing the immature -- and

replacing me the responsibility and renewing my devotion of the service of the house. the prime minister, the leader of the house. >> i beg to move such a humble address be presented by her majesty praying her majesty that she will be most graciously pleased to confer some signal mark of a royal favorite on the right hon. michael martin for his services. he has presided as the chair of the house and has assured her majesty that any cost that has been conferred on that account, this house will make good the same. >> the question is that a number of things be presented to her majesty, praying she will be graciously pleased to confer some signal mark of her royal favor upon the right hon. mr. michael j. martin for his eminence services during the