Boris would be making a big mistake denying Bercow a peerage

Boris would be making a big mistake denying Bercow a peerage

Real Conservatives don’t ignore precedents going back centuries

Very interesting that new Speaker, Lindsay Hoyle has felt the need to speak out over whether his predecessor should be give a peerage – as has been the case with Speakers over the centuries.

If this, indeed, is what happens then the PM could be making a huge gamble and make himself look mean and petty. Also on a practical political basis, I’d suggest, Bercow without a peerage would be more an irritant to the government than Bercow with one.

The decision is up to Boris and will be a good test.

Mike Smithson


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