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Denzil_DC

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5. Bercow is the Speaker of the House of Commons in Parliament.

Mon Oct 21, 2019, 12:21 PM

Oct 2019

It's broadly similar to the role speakers/chairs play in the US House and Senate.

He (with technical backup from his clerks) is in charge of the proceedings of the House of Commons, from how MPs conduct themselves during debates to what motions and amendments are considered and how votes are conducted.

Peter Bone is a long-serving Conservative back bench MP (that means he's got no role in government beyond being a Member of Parliament).

Bone is an ardent supporter of leaving the European Union, and not to put too fine a point on it, a bit thick.

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Bercow refuses to allow 'meaningful vote' on Brexit deal today [View all] muriel_volestrangler Oct 2019 OP

So what happens next? Bleacher Creature Oct 2019 #1

Johnson will introduce an actual act that will implement a managed-deal Brexit muriel_volestrangler Oct 2019 #3

Thank you! This is incredibly helpful! Bleacher Creature Oct 2019 #6

One thing I'm not sure about, Matilda Oct 2019 #9

I don't know either. When May was PM, Labour and Tories were neck and neck in polls muriel_volestrangler Oct 2019 #10

Good grief. Denzil_DC Oct 2019 #2

I read in the op that Bercow decided to withhold a vote today and that Bone responded to him. abqtommy Oct 2019 #4

Bercow is the Speaker of the House of Commons in Parliament. Denzil_DC Oct 2019 #5

Thanks for the clarification. LIke with out tRUMP mess, we/I need a scorecard to figure out the abqtommy Oct 2019 #7

Understood. Even when you're immersed in it Denzil_DC Oct 2019 #8