I said that if I hadn't been a politician, I'd have liked to be a barrister, or an academic. My beloved wife… — John Bercow Copy Share Image
I don't think that people are disinterested or uninterested in politics. I think very often they are disengaged from the formal political… — John Bercow Copy Share Image
I think the record shows that as Speaker, I have taken the lead in cleaning up politics. — John Bercow Copy Share Image
The prime minister's job is to captain his team, his party and his government. — John Bercow Copy Share Image
I do strongly believe myself that members of the government who sit in the House of Lords should be accountable to the… — John Bercow Copy Share Image
Possibly the fact that I was physically quite feeble, a relatively short little fellow, attracted me to that idea of a very… — John Bercow Copy Share Image
When I first started out in politics I was, what you might describe as, a hard right Conservative. — John Bercow Copy Share Image
I'm supremely uninterested as to what is written in many of the newspapers. — John Bercow Copy Share Image
I never aspired to be Speaker simply so I could say, 'I am the Speaker of the House of Commons,' and tell my children… — John Bercow Copy Share Image
I said that if I hadn't been a politician, I'd have liked to be a barrister, or an academic. My beloved wife said: 'You'd… — John Bercow Copy Share Image
I'm not psychic. I cannot know what is in the mind of particular public figures. — John Bercow Copy Share Image
For far too long the House of Commons has been run as little more than a private club by and for gentleman amateurs. — John Bercow Copy Share Image
I am seeking every day to restore faith in Parliament - to ensure we have a House of Commons which is representative, effective and… — John Bercow Copy Share Image
I don't think that people are disinterested or uninterested in politics. I think very often they are disengaged from the formal political process. To… — John Bercow Copy Share Image
It is quite wrong for party conferences to be used as an excuse for the Commons not to sit. Conferences could be held at… — John Bercow Copy Share Image
Lying to a committee is a very grave abuse, and there ought to be a clear punishment. — John Bercow Copy Share Image
