House of Commons Speaker Bercow faces no confidence vote over Trump remarks
‘Up to 150 Conservative MPs will support a no confidence motion against House of Commons Speaker John Bercow after he said he would not allow US President Donald Trump to address Parliament during a state visit, breaking protocols of impartiality.
Earlier this week Bercow told MPs that Trump should not be allowed to address Parliament because the US president is “racist” and “sexist.”
Bercow said addressing Parliament is “not an automatic right” but an “earned honor.”
James Duddridge, Tory MP for Rochford and Southend East, described Bercow’s comments as “wholly inappropriate” and has tabled a no confidence motion to remove him.’
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