Labour's Harriet Harman has confirmed she will stand to replace John Bercow as speaker
Labour's Harriet Harman has confirmed she will stand to replace John Bercow as speaker.
"I will put myself forward for election as speaker," the former minister told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.that he will stand down at the end of October after 10 years in the role, which involves presiding over proceedings in the Commons.He has been seen as a champion of backbench MPs and their efforts to hold the government to account, particularly on Brexit.
But critics have accused Mr Bercow of straying out of the bounds of his authority and raised questions about his impartiality following a number of rulings which were considered to favour Remain supporters.Ms Harman defended his approach and hinted that she would adopt a similar approach if she got the job.
She said:"I think the speaker has to be scrupulously neutral as between different views within the house.
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