John Bercow warned the government that calling off the vote at an “inordinately late stage” after 164 MPs had already made speeches “will be thought by many members to be deeply discourteous PAAndrea Leadsom launched an unprecedented indictment of John Bercow’s impartiality after he repeatedly attacked the way the meaningful vote was deferred yesterday. The Speaker labelled the government “deeply discourteous” on Monday for opting to impose the delay unilaterally rather than giving MPs a vote. Mrs Leadsom, the Commons leader, retaliated this morning, telling the BBC Radio 4 Today programme: “He’s made his views on Brexit on the record and the problem with that is the chair’s impartiality is absolutely essential.”She added: “He’s made his views on Brexit known — it’s a matter for him but nonetheless it is a challenge and all colleagues need to take their own view of it.”Asked if action should be taken against him, she said it was a…

Source: The Times December 11, 2018 09:00 UTC