Archive for john bercow
MPs and expenses: return to an unwelcome past
Oh dear: MPs are trying to block publication of material which could show they are renting their taxpayer-funded homes to each other, it is claimed. Expenses watchdog The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) is considering an Freedom of Information request to release the details. But Commons Speaker John Bercow said publication would be a “security [...]
Want a copy of Parliament’s rules? That’ll be £268.40
Erskine May is the House of Commons rulebook – but if you want to get a copy, it’ll cost you £268.40 from a commercial publisher, and Parliament has said no to a request for a free electronic copy from a member of the public. The origins are typical of the British constitution. Erskine May started [...]
Speaker accuses whips of leaking information
Speaker John Bercow certainly didn’t flinch from his accusations of leaking against whips. As I Spy Strangers reports:
The Speaker of the House of Commons has told MPs that neither he nor his staff leaked details of his statement to the House on proposals to elect his deputies.
John Bercow said that he had consulted with government [...]
Four confirmed candidates for Speaker so far
News from the Hansard Society via email:
The Hansard Society will be holding a hustings meeting for potential candidates for the role of Speaker of the House of Commons. Potential candidates will have the opportunity to make a statement and answer questions both from MPs and those submitted by members of the public via the Hansard [...]
