Ex-Speaker John Bercow defects to Labour

Published on June 19, 2021 - Duration: 01:04s

Ex-Speaker John Bercow defects to Labour

Ohn Bercow, the former Conservative MP who became the scourge of Brexiteers as Commons Speaker, says he has switched allegiances to join the Labour Party.

Mr Bercow said he regards the Tories under Prime Minister Boris Johnson as “reactionary, populist, nationalistic and sometimes even xenophobic”.


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