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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Deputy political editor

John Bercow’s protests over bullying verdicts have ‘not a shred of credibility’

John Bercow
The independent panel exposed a pattern of serial bullying by the former Speaker, John Bercow, over a long period of time. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

Lord Lisvane, one of three complainants in the successful bullying claim against John Bercow, has said the former Speaker’s protests against the verdict have “not a shred of credibility”, as he praised the system that allowed a historical case to be brought.

Lisvane, a former clerk of the House of Commons, criticised Bercow’s “farcical” refusal to accept the verdict of the panel, calling it “hysterical petulance from someone caught bang to rights”.

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