UK lawmakers electing new speaker to replace John Bercow

British lawmakers were electing a new House of Commons speaker on Monday, with the contenders promising to bring a period of calm after the tempestuous tenure of the influential but controversial John Bercow.Members of Parliament were voting by secret ballot for a successor to Bercow, who retired last week after a decade as speaker that saw him become a central player in Britain's Brexit drama.A field of seven candidates was narrowed by to a final pair of Lindsay Hoyle and Chris Bryant by three