on monday, british house of commons speaker john perko delivered a statement announcing his resignation after serving 10 years in that position. he told members of parliament that he plans to step down as speaker by october 31. following his remarks, labor party liebert jeremy corbyn delivered tribute remarks, thinking mr. bercow for his leadership. >> order. i will come to points of order in due time. i should bear those honorable members in mind. colleagues, i would like to make a personal statement to the house. after the 2017 election, i promised my wife and children that it would be my last. this is a pledge that i intend to keep. if the house votes tonight for an early general election, my tenure as speaker m.p. will end when this parliament ends. if the house does not so vote, i have concluded that the least disruptive and most democratic course of action will be to stand down at the close of business on thursday, october 31. [laughter] [applause] mr. bercow: least disruptive because that date will fall shortly after the votes on the queen's speech expected on 21st and 22nd, octo

john perko confirmed mps would sit again starting wednesday. news of the ruling reached prime minister johnson in new york where he has been attending the u.n. climate summit. >> is obviously, this is a verdict that we will respect, and we respect the judicial process. i have to say i strongly disagree with what the justices have found. i don't think it's right. but we will go ahead and come back. reporter: while the ruling does not affect brexit directly, it does mean parliament won't have to wait until mid october to have it say in the process. the decision like brexit has divided the public. these protesters welcomed the judges decision. >> great day for democracy, a great victory for british democracy. it is good to see them reaffirming the rights of the electorates who scrutinize through its elected representatives what the government is doing on brexit. reporter: jeremy corbyn who has been struggling with labour's own divisionons called onon john to step p down. >> boris johnson has been found to have misled the country. this on elected p

on monday, british house of commons speaker john perko delivered a statement announcing his resignation after serving 10 years in that position. he told members of parliament that he plans to step down as speaker by october 31. following his remarks, labor party liebert jeremy corbyn delivered tribute remarks, thinking mr. bercow for his leadership. >>