John Bercow: idea that parliament could be sidelined in Brexit debate is 'for the birds'

Commons Speaker John Bercow has said the notion that the House won’t have a say on a no-deal Brexit is 'for the birds'. Speaking at an event held by The Brookings Institution in Washington, Bercow said: “The idea that parliament is going to... be evacuated from the centre-stage of the debate on Brexit is unimaginable. It is simply unimaginable,” he said.

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[mickm.]

The most arrogant little gutter-snipe in the commons, he brings a new low to politics.

[lunes-]

He also want to be more famous that Brexit?

[boosted]

Cant they get the builders from Notre dame to do the Houses of Parliament?

[matthewstevens]

He thinks he knows better than the people he should have been sacked over the scandals he's had against him people getting sacked for less stuff surely he should be sacked bullying sexual harassment. This man is highly strung on power

[ae]

Parliament is sovereign. That is how British democracy works - people elect MPs to make decisions in their interests. The fact that some people think the government should be able to impose their idea of Brexit on us without support of parliament is absurd and undermines our democracy

[Gggrrrrrrrr]

No one man should have all that power.

[pierrelindgren]

Bercow is a British national treasure, he's made following all the petty bickering in your Parliament worth it.

[rogerbennett]

The idea that parliament is relevant when we are a state in the EU is truly hilarious.

[markhughes]

Is this man the biggest threat to Brexit.

[barrybeard]

So smug he needs putting into his placed and kicked out.

[HYUKLDER]

Prorogue Parliament.  Make no mistake in presuming UK Parliamentarians support democracy, most do not.  The majority of MPs support technocratic dictatorship, only a minority still support democratic government.  Therefore Parliament is not a democracy and does not represent the people.  To reassert democratic government vote for The Brexit Party.

[mike.B.]

He's leaving the sinking ship just as May

[MrNelsonThall]

Will there be a Halloween Brexit? I dont think so. Halloween Brexit=Maastricht=mass trick!

[nevajism]

House will want to have its say actually means :

I want to be able to control the debate and use the house as my means by abusing my position as nutural arbitor and persuing a partisan agenda (hopefully no one will notice and will be too taken in with my flamboyant behaviour and flowery rhetoric).
Total con man- remainers know it too, but happily go along with it as he is pushing their agenda.

[gazmar]

Mr Democracy stopping democracy....says it all really.

[angrybrit]

I agree it's why the ge is the only way of getting brexit now by supporting farage

[KingScorpio]

there might soon be no government in england anymore. parliament is broken, and scottland and whales want out