{"id":52232,"date":"2019-11-06T19:13:58","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T18:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/premium-speakers.com\/speaker\/john-bercow-en\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T11:22:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T09:22:32","slug":"john-bercow","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/premium-speakers.com\/en\/speaker-presenter\/john-bercow\/","title":{"rendered":"John Bercow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Bercow served as the 157th Speaker of the House of Commons, and the first since World War II to keep order in front of four Prime Ministers.<\/p>\n<p>John Bercow entered Parliament in 1997 as Conservative MP for Buckingham. He was appointed Shadow Chief Treasury then Work and Pensions Secretary, but resigned to support the Labour Government\u2019s policy to allow unmarried gay and heterosexual couples to adopt. He was later asked by Ed Balls to lead a review of children and families affected by speech, language and communication needs \u2013 which resulted in millions of additional funding.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>John Bercow talks about leadership, Brexit and the Future of politics.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The future of Europe without Britain<\/li>\n<li>The future of politics<\/li>\n<li>Ethics and governance<\/li>\n<li>The Brexit drama<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>John Bercow took over from Speaker Martin with a mission to \u201cstrengthen the backbenches and recognise that Parliament is more than a rubber-stamping operation for the government of the day.\u201d He was re-elected three times. In a stream of tributes on his departure, even critics admitted that he had delivered on the original promise.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker John Bercow built a reputation as a reformer. On one level he dispensed with knee breeches, silk stockings and buckled court shoes. More significantly he increased the use of \u2018Urgent Questions\u2019 requiring Ministers to make 685 statements on pressing issues, extended the time for PMQs, and replaced the shooting range with a nursery. He introduced Barack Obama to address both Houses of Parliament, but opposed an invitation to Donald Trump on grounds of racism and sexism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Bercow was also the first Speaker to allow the UK Youth Parliament to debate in the Commons chamber, and went on to chair the event for ten years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In September 2019, John Bercow declared that he would stand down as Commons Speaker and MP on 31 October; he remained Speaker until being appointed to the Manor of Northstead on 4 November 2019. Having served 10 years as Speaker, John Bercow became the longest-serving Speaker since Edward FitzRoy served nearly 15 years in post between 1928 and 1943.<\/p>\n<p>After stepping down from Westminster John Bercow shares his insights on the future of our politics and the lessons he has learned about implementing change. He is also a seasoned raconteur with countless stories from the corridors of power.<\/p>\n<p>Bercow has received a string of awards from The Spectator\u2019s Backbencher to Watch to Stonewall\u2019s Politician of the Year. He lives in London and enjoys an abiding passion for football (Arsenal) and tennis. 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