Tory MP launches attempt to oust John Bercow as Speaker due to Brexit
Recently Speaker John Bercow hasn't been particularly popular with the Conservatives. With some believing that his decisions have been biased against them. So this week some Conservative MPs have attempted to get rid of the Speaker. Tory MP launches attempt to oust John Bercow as Speaker Crispin Blunt claims to have frontbench support for no-confidence motion Rowena Mason Wed 17 Apr 2019 16.34 BST Last modified on Wed 17 Apr 2019 16.41 BST Shares 909 John Bercow has enraged some in government by refusing to let MPs vote repeatedly on Theresa May’s Brexit deal. Photograph: Reuters/Parliament TV John Bercow is facing another attempt to oust him as Speaker after a leading Conservative MP began collecting signatures for a no-confidence motion. Crispin Blunt, a former chair of the House of Commons foreign affairs committee, wrote to fellow MPs saying he wanted to table an early d...