John Bercow vows to stay on as Speaker

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John Bercow
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John Bercow says he plans to stay in his post as Speaker of the House of Commons despite previous expectations he was about to leave.

Bercow told The Guardian it was not “sensible to vacate the chair” while there were major issues before the Commons.

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