Doing Quote by Lindsay Hoyle

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

I'm not going to play politics on the floor of the House of Commons.

— John Turner

It takes a lot to silence the House of Commons.

— Lindsay Hoyle

Being speaker has afforded me a unique opportunity to serve parliament, for which I am immensely grateful.

— Betty Boothroyd

A lot of people don't feel heard. I want to take their concerns to MPs. If I have to stand seven times before I'm…

— Jack Monroe

I have never pretended to be a great House of Commons man, but I pay the House the greatest compliment I can by saying…

— Tony Blair

Many, many times I would shake my head in dismay at the goings-on in the House of Commons, but that never caused me to…

— Jason Kenney

There's a lot of people I've encouraged and helped to get into the House of Commons. Looking at them now, I'm not so sure…

— Edward Heath

When I'm in office I always keep Members of Parliament talking. If they stopped they might start thinking.

— Winston Churchill

I have always been a House of Commons man.

— John Diefenbaker

If ever I left the House of Commons it would be because I wanted to spend more time on politics.

— Tony Benn

I'm probably one of the only people who has voted for the speaker of the House but didn't serve in Congress.

— Martha McSally