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Jack Kessler

Bullies like John Bercow thrive when we turn a blind eye

You could always spot them around Parliament — brisk walkers in a building full of power movers. Able to leave their desks, briefly, to grab a polystyrene lunch box before returning to their small office, where the boss would monitor them.

Working for an MP is an experience without parallel. Proximity to genuinely historic moments, and cost-price jerk chicken, are just two of the perks. But there is a darker side.

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