John Bercow and Tony Blair nasty little exchange 1998

I think if you look closely you’ll see Theresa May

John Bercow asks Tony Blair a question and adds a little spice to it

Blair dodges the question and responds with a putdown

The next MP with a question follows up with a quip at Bercow’s expense

[antonydandrea]

Origin story right there. He was trying to speak over noise of the house and thought if only there was a word I could say to silence them

[fairybuddy-angel]

When Conservatives would want to discuss codes of conduct in Parliament. A long, long, long time ago.

[captainbuggernut]

Bercow had exactly the same mannerisms 15 years later with the finger pointing down.

[BasedRichardNixon]

Weird seeing him on the backbenches compared to the recent past when he was yelling *ORDAAAHH* as Speaker

[tomconneely]

Oh, the force of nature that was Betty Boothroyd. Best speaker of my lifetime.

[michaelpiccone]

Two seats down from John Bercow is Theresa May. Interesting….

[Burgmannn]

When the camera panned over to the speaker, my mind was fully expecting to see John Bercow there too.

[Jimdixon]

Back in the days when the ministerial code was taken seriously, unlike today when they just do what they like.

[rishabhchoudhary]

1:19 is where Bercow gets his "OOORDAH" from

[emizerri]

I like the little info text telling you who Shaw was

[khalidalali]

The best and longest British sitcom ever!!

[matthewphilip]

Back when Mrs Slocombe was the speaker.

[Andrew-zpmc]

To see Blair as a statesman . What a time we live in

[bradleysmith]

John Bercow throughout the argument: “Will the Prime Minister, Will the Prime Minister, Will the Prime Minister, Will the Prime Minister, Will the Prime Minister, Will the Prime Minister, Will the Prime Minister please publish the rulebook?”

[AntGeezer]

This clip is almost a ‘Carry on Politics’ scene. Starring the brilliant Betty Boothroyd. I was only waiting for Sid James to pop up.

[thesinnohtrainer]

It's so interesting how in PMQ the PM never seems to answer the question asked even back then lol. I mean he could have done that retort and answer the question not that hard but I have a feeling it would have been inconvenient to do so. Here in the US it's the same way, politicians have turned not answering a question into an art form.

[rory]

I'm guessing most of these comments are about how bad Bercow is.. but remember, it's both Blair and Bercow.. doesn't have to be one or another. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.

[vipertwenty]

James Murphy had it right. Apart from him I saw one person only speak who actually had integrity, and that was the excellent Betty Boothroyd.

[asz]

The same week I was born. Time flies so fast !

[atol]

The setup of House reminds the one of TEMPLE at Black Pyramid City on Green channel at 5 a clock. Snake pit of lies and deceits it was the temple.