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Torcuil Crichton

Former Commons Speaker John Bercow branded a 'serial bully' and banned from parliament

Former Commons Speaker John Bercow has been branded a “serial bully” and banned from parliament forever after an independent investigation into his behaviour.

A report into allegations of bullying against the Speaker from his ten year term from 2009 to 2019 accused Bercow of being a “serial liar” and said “his behaviour fell very far below that which the public has a right to expect” from an MP.

Bercow was accused of throwing a mobile phone, swearing at officials and making a sexually and racially discriminatory remark at a member of staff.

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