mr. bercow: it is a new experience. vid: years before he became a familiar face on our screens, john bercow made his debut on children's tv. mr. bercow: it's time for the boys' game now. let's meet the lads. john, philip. with ahe did go home crackerjack pencil and pen. john bercow's first question time came on bbc tv in 1981. the featured speaker was just old enough to vote. mr. bercow: describe what mr. whitemore said about financial assistance as economic nonsense is absolutely observed -- absurd. she recalls in her recent book that mr. callahan once said, he immigrate. i would suggest the reason she sought to join the european parliament was precisely the same reason. [applause] [crosstalk] >> i may be an old-fashioned 21-year-old, but i make no apology for saying the government should not rest until the inflationary disease has been expunged from the british economy once and for all. the only powerful level of inflation -- the only tolerable level of inflation is zero inflation. david: he was a leading figure in the

their own conclusions, and mr speaker the public will come to theirs. andrew bridgen and john bercowlationship with the speaker — many had warm words as he prepared to retire after a decade in the chair. borisjohnson led tributes on wednesday. you've done more than anyone since stephen hawking to stretch time in this particular session. laughter. as we come to what must be the longest retirement since frank sinatra, mr speaker, i'm sure the whole house willjoin me in saying we hope you enjoy your retirement the same thing you have prescribed to the rest of us. the labour leader listed some ofjohn bercow‘s achievements. that's expanded the use of urgent questions which has been overwhelmingly popular with government ministers, opened up the number of emergency debates which is even more popular with even more ministers. you have stood up for parliament when it has to be stood up for, i think we think you for that. and those tributes continued for several hours the next day — the longest—serving woman mp said john bercow had opened up the house to young people. everybody recognises a t

thought for it and said, it was when someone came up to me in the street and said, good morning, mr bercoww got to his feet. i do want to thank colleagues this is quite an embarrassing experience and people are watching might think it bizarre or surreal that it is a procedure that very often takes place. john bercow. and that's it from me for now, but dojoin me on bbc parliament on friday night at 11:00pm for our round up of the week when mps decided to press ahead with a december election. i'll be talking to one expert about what happens next. but for now from me, alicia mccarthy goodbye. hello. the first few days of november look set to bring some wet and blustery and potentially some stormy weather across some parts of the uk. certainly an unsettled outlook, thanks to an area of low pressure. this is friday's weather chart. you can see the low drifting in from the west. bands of rain, these frontal systems, spiralling around the low. but with that low, we're going to develop a south—westerly flow across the uk, so at least for a time, it is going to feel milder. a milder start to the da

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mr. bercow as he began proceedings. >> order, order, the club will proceed to read a private bill for consideration of this day. >> order, order. okay, is that okay with everybody? okay, cheers, order, order? the way things start like this gentleman on the left, often gives you no real idea at all as to what they're going to become, aka, the same gentleman on the right. things don't always end up the way they start. a reminder, i think, as the house formally starts these impeachment proceedings against president donald trump today. it's a reminder i think that any confident forecast of how this is going to play out in the end is probably falling. we should be humble before this process. we just haven't done this very many time as a country. we haven't impeached very many presidents. we haven't tried to impeach very many presidents. and honestly with this one, we don't know how it's going to go. thequiry is very much in process. the political consequences of what appears right now to be a likely impeachment, i mean those political consequences are quite opaque to us from this vantage point. yes, you

mr bercow stood down last week after ten years in the role.clude the current deputy speaker, lindsay hoyle and former deputy prime minister harriet harman. hannah white — deputy director at the institute for government — joins me now. explain what is so important about this role. what we have seen in the course of brexit is the speaker‘s role in the house of commons and the role in the house of commons and the role is to interpret the rules, the precedents, which are all complicated, which govern how the house of commons works. but the speaker has other jobs house of commons works. but the speaker has otherjobs with the administration of the house of commons and presenting the house of commons and presenting the house of commons to the word. what challenges does that speaker face in divided times? i think the outcome of the general election will be crucial for the next speaker, if we have not minority government or a small majority, the decisions made by the speaker, as we have seen withjohn ber echo —— bercow can be controversial. somebody ha

mr bercow was accused by some brexit—backing mps some brexiteers will be thinking and no surprise? urprise? john bercow is a controversialfigure in no surprise? john bercow is a controversial figure in the no surprise? john bercow is a controversialfigure in the house no surprise? john bercow is a controversial figure in the house of commons over the last few years, where he was residing over this very tense at times brexit debate, and seemed to take sides on parliament and making sure parliament was hurt, and making sure parliament was hurt, and stopping any idea of an over mighty executive. i think some brexiteers felt he was actually lacking in impartiality, handing powers to backbenchers in order to frustrate brexit. he would absolutely reject that, but i think his comments this evening will raise an eyebrow or two. and i think it is interesting because if you look at the man who has succeeded john bercow, i think he represents a very different prospect and was perhaps chosen for the fact that he had some different qualities tojohn bercow, perhaps seen as a quieter figure and on

mr bercow stood down last week after ten years in the role.a vote in parliament to decide his successor this afternoon. the eight contenders include the current deputy speaker, lindsay hoyle and former deputy prime minister harriet harman. the last leader of the soviet union has warned that tension between russia and the west is putting the world in "colossal danger" because of the threat of nuclear weapons. mikhail gorbachev was speaking to our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, to mark 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall. translation: all nations should declare, all nations, nuclear weapons must be destroyed. to save ourselves and our planet. now back to victoria. thank you. the parents of harry dunn, who was killed after being knocked off his motorbike are today urging the crown prosecution service to bring charges against anne sacoolas, the american woman who was behind the wheel of the car that killed him. northamptonshire police confirmed on friday that they had passed on their evidence to the cps and are now waiting to see if

mr bercow stood down last week, after ten years in the role.vote in parliament to decide his successor this afternoon. the seven contenders include the current deputy speaker, lindsay hoyle and former deputy prime minister, harriet harman. motherca re is planning to call in administrators for its british business. the chain, which sells goods for babies and children, said its 79 uk stores are no longer profitable enough. our business correspondent, dharshini david, said the move puts 2,500 jobs at risk. bear in mind the headquarters and those 79 stores, those are the number ofjobs, those are the anxious people today waiting to hear whether or not mothercare's uk arm can find a buyer. because, ultimately, that's what it comes down to. will they be shocked? they'll be disappointed, they may not be shocked, because this chain has been struggling for years. and it might sound really strange when you think about it, because it's a pretty captive market, isn't it? new parents and babies and we all want to do the best for our offspring. particularly a

a source from the itv programme told the paper mr bercow had "priced himself out of the market".have gone one of two ways. it could have just been a conversation where he said he would need a million quid to do it, knowing full well. good morning. that sounds like a story i need to follow. £1 million? i'm not sure. we will be talking about tumble dryers and will pool this morning, that is making headlines in the newspapers today to chilling and dangerous is the headline in the daily mail, as mps last the bosses over gag orders for victims of leasing tumble dryers. we will get into that later. we have spoken about it for. you have done a lot on this lori and it is fantastic. and it is still coming out. gag orders and different angles. there are nearly a million of these potentially in the homes of people. i was not expecting this one when i saw the headlines this morning. in the guardian. selfridge's entering the second—hand pre— loved market. that is a nice way of saying somebody else has worn it. where is this stuff and how do you see it? they will sell it in their stores. they

mr bercow stood down last week after ten years in the role. lindsay hoyle, and former deputy prime minister harriet harman. those are some of the main stories. there was a first on the strictly dancefloor last night, as the programme made history with its first ever same—sex couple routine. professionalsjohannes and graziano performed a contemporary dance together on the results show, dancing to shine by emeli sande who was singing behind them. the routine got a big reaction online. earlier this year, producers of strictly said they were completely open to the idea of having a same—sex couple pairing from next year. if you haven't watched strictly, turn your eyes away. mike got through again. he is the dance off king. you know what? i think he is getting better. we will get accused of being fully behind michael, which we are, i don't mind supporting a friend in the competition, and i am becoming increasingly annoyed by people giving him grief. it is getting a bit cruel, and i think... all he is doing isjust getting a bit cruel, and i think...

mr bercow stood down last week after ten years in the role. criticism of the previous speaker. quite a lot of comments about that than speaker should be... chris bryant said that he should be an umpire and that a player. another said that they wouldn‘t speak as much. i think that was interesting because we had glowing tributes, at the end of the last session overseen byjohn bercow. it was quite an interesting contrast. i think they also raise quite a lot of the issues that the forthcoming speaker will have to deal with. there was a lot of in—house stuff like bad wi—fi. it was very close to home. we are actually watching an election in which none of us have votes. there is quite a lot about the restoration and renewal of that big project, to decant the house of commons. people we re decant the house of commons. people were saying they might have different ways of doing it. quite a lot of people making it clear about bullying, and actually, she made that interesting comment about interesting —— good mps to work for bad mps to work for. i thought

with speaker bercow in the chair, ministers would be summoned to this dispatch box a few times a week. urgent question, chris law. urgent question, mrt question, diane abbott. mps were given more chances to question each of the four prime ministers of the bercow years. order! pmqs now came with added bercow time, routinely lasting almost twice as long as its allotted 30 minutes. david cameron said he wondered on waking whatjohn bercow would do to make his life hell today. order, order. i haven't finished. order. laughter. cheering. in response to that question... the prime minister has finished and he can take it from me that he's finished. mps: oooooh! dr liam fox! children sing. the bercow modernising influence has been felt outside the chamber, too. applause. well done, you, children. we've got children from the house of commons nursery here. applause. i must say that i celebrate the house of commons nursery and you won't be entirely surprised to know that i celebrate it partly because, to be honest, and i don't wish to be modest, it was my idea that we to be honest, and i don't wish to be immodest, it was my idea that we should

with speaker bercow in the chair, ministers would be summoned to this dispatch box a few times a week. urgent question, chris law. urgent question, mrt question, diane abbott. mps were given more chances to question each of the four prime ministers of the bercow years. 0rder! pmqs now came with added bercow time, routinely lasting almost twice as long as its allotted 30 minutes. david cameron said he wondered on waking whatjohn bercow would do to make his life hell today. 0rder, order. i haven't finished. 0rder. laughter. cheering. in response to that question... the prime minister has finished and he can take it from me that he's finished. mps: oooooh! dr liam fox! children sing. the bercow modernising influence has been felt outside the chamber, too. applause. well done, you, children. we've got children from the house of commons nursery here. applause. i must say that i celebrate the house of commons nursery and you won't be entirely surprised to know that i celebrate it partly because, to be honest, and i don't wish to be immodest, it was my idea that we should establish this nursery. john bercow would like to be remembered as t

how the new and 157 speaker in the house of commons will be very different from the outgoing john bercow. mrl today — he's dealing with government business in westminster. but that hasn't stopped him clashing withjeremy corbyn over that key battleground: brexit. he's written to the labour leader to demand clarity over his plans for leaving the eu, should he win the election. let's find out more from the prime minister's cabinet colleague, michael gove, who is in westminster. good morning, mr gove. good morning! good morning, mr gove. good morning! good to speak to you. in terms of clarity with labour, they say they wa nt clarity with labour, they say they want a new deal and put it to a referendum, is that not clear?|j think labour's position is clear as mud. let's consider what they are proposing. at the moment we have a great deal. if we have a conservative majority government, we would get a great deal. butjeremy corbyn wants to go back to square one to read josie ate a new deal, they could take months, or years. then at the end we will have a referendum. the jeremy then at the end we wil

bercow's first question time came on bbc tv in 1981. the featured speaker was just old enough to vote. >> describe what mr.hitemore said about financial assistance as economic nonsense is absolutely absurd. she recalls in her recent book that mr. callahan once said he would immigrate. i would suggest the reason she sought to join the european parliament was precisely the same reason. [applause] [crosstalk] >> i may be an old-fashioned 21-year-old, but i make no apology for saying the government should not rest until the inflationary disease has been expunged from the british economy once and for all. the only tolerable level of inflation is zero inflation. david: he was a leading figure in the anti-immigration group on the far right of the party and a crowdpleasing party activist. >> in the public sector, end punitive taxation and the release of our industry from cumbersome political control, the results of failure in the form of a socialist nightmare, hardly bearing reflection. david: by 1992, he was on the election trail, fighting and losing for a labour seat in bristol. he was to travel a long way polit

bercow. mcdonald's has fired its chief executive steve easterbrook — after he had a relationship with an employee. mrn 2015. according to the company, the relationship was consensual — but it said that it violated company policy. he's apologised for what he says was a mistake. ruby dinsmore is an employment lawyer at the firm slater and gordon. she told my colleaguejoanna gosling that a decision like this is not that unusual. ultimately, it comes down to the policy that was in place, that prohibited this type of relationship. and it is there for a number of reasons. this type of thing does comes up more and more, it has always come up, there has always been inappropriate relationships in the workplace. in the current climate, it has a bigger impact, and companies are very keen to be seen not only to have a policy managing this type of situation, but also to be seen to be enforcing it at all levels, so no one, effectively, you know, it applies to everyone. it sends a strong message when it is a person at the top breaching this policy. it also says a lot that he is breaching the policy in the first pla

bercow. this is a little over an hour. he prime minister. dr. alan whitehead. >> thank you, mr. speaker. -- >> number one. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. immediately after questions today i will be opening the debate on the inquiry report but try to i know the whole house will want to join in recording that after ten tumultuous years this is your last prime minister's questions. and as a distinguished former wimbledon competitors just that up there in your highchair and not just as an umpire, ruthlessly adjudicating on the finer points of parliamentary procedure with your trademark tony montana scout, mr. speaker. [laughing] nudges as a commentator offering your own opinions on the rallies, but above all as a player in your own right. pitting every part of the chamber with your opinions, like some tennis ball machine. [laughing] delivering a series of literally unplayable, and returnable volleys and smashes. [laughing] and although we may disagree about some of the legislative innovation jeff favored, there's no doubt in my mind that you have been a great

bercow for his service. this is a little over one hour. .> order questions to the prime minister. dr. ellen whitehead. -- alan whitehead. >> thank you, mr. speaker. immediately after questions talking aboute the debate on the run cell tower inquiry report -- the grenfell tower inquiry report. after 10 to multi was years, this is your last prime minister's questions. you have set up there in your highchair, not just as an umpire, ruthlessly adjudicating on the finer points of parliamentary procedure with your trademark tony montana scowl. not just as a commentator offering opinions, sometimes acerbic and sometimes kindly, but above all as a player in your own right, peppering every part of the chamber with your own thoughts and opinions, like some tennis machine. literally a series of --layable, on returnable un-returnable volleys and smashes. although we may disagree about the legislation you have favored , there is no doubt in my mind that you have been a great servant to this parliament and the house of commons. you have widened access, you have cared for the needs of those with disabilities, and you cared so deeply for the rights of b

bercow: be a good boy, young man. be a good boy. >> wertheim: thought partisan politics was an exclusively american issue? take a look at the mother of parliaments. >> boris johnson: i have to say, mrave never heard such humbug in all my life. >> wertheim: you'd be forgiven for thinking you'd walked into a street-fight, with considerably nicer upholstery. >> barry sheerman: this prime minister, to talk about morals and morality, is a disgrace. >> bercow: order. >> wertheim: it falls to the speaker, john bercow, to preside. >> bercow: calm. >> wertheim: unlike nancy pelosi, this speaker doesn't usually vote. his job? keeping-- well, order. in theory, anyway... >> bercow: order! >> wertheim: can we get you a gavel? they make those. would that make your job easier? >> bercow: i'm not sure it would. and it's very un-british to have a gavel in the chamber. although there is a general requ b people-- doubtless myself included-- think that we are being briefer than we are. and most people are in favor of brevity, as long as it is someone else's. >> protestors: we come from yorkshire just to say... >> wertheim: the dividing lines: the united kingdom's decision to exit the european union, t