A disorderly Speaker or the greatest reformer ever to preside over the House of Commons? The Alex Salmond Show looks at the upcoming election on November 4th to replace the redoubtable John Bercow, in the ancient post of Speaker of the ...See moreA disorderly Speaker or the greatest reformer ever to preside over the House of Commons? The Alex Salmond Show looks at the upcoming election on November 4th to replace the redoubtable John Bercow, in the ancient post of Speaker of the House of Commons. Bercow is generally acknowledged as the most celebrated and controversial Speaker of the modern age. Alex interviews two of the Palace of Westminster's most experienced parliamentarians, Lord Wigley and Kate Hoey MP, about the Bercow legacy, the Speakers they have known, and which candidate might now be best to fill the famous chair.
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