12-02-2017 21:22 via theguardian.com

Government distances itself from attempt to remove John Bercow

Commons leader hints Tory MPs will not be told to vote in a no confidence motion in Speaker after he vetoed Trump speechThe government has insisted it will not interfere in an attempt by backbench MPs to remove the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, who came under fresh attack this weekend after a video emerged in which he admitted voting to remain in last year’s referendum.Bercow irritated some backbenchers last week when he publicly vetoed the idea of Donald Trump addressing b
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