John Bercow to ‘step down next month’

Commons Speaker has faced calls to go after numerous accusations of bullying

John Bercow attends an address by Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Hall in 2012
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John Bercow will step down as Speaker of the House of Commons next month, a senior Conservative MP has claimed.

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