Sky News takes you through the field of MPs hoping to take on one of the most senior and influential roles in parliament.
Having held a number of roles in Tony Blair's government, she was later elected Labour's deputy leader under Gordon Brown.
Someone already familiar with the job is Lindsay Hoyle, who has been the Commons deputy speaker for more than nine years. She also joined parliament in 1997, as the Conservative MP for Epping Forest, and often steps in for Mr Bercow during debates. Throughout his more than three decades' services, he only once held a junior ministerial role - for three years in the trade department under Sir John Major.The committed Brexiteer told Sky News he is"strongly in favour of politicians keeping their word and letting everyone have their say".
Included in his pitch to MPs is to return PMQs to a 30-minute event, with Mr Bercow often allowing it to drag on much longer; to call MPs to speak in debates according to their relevance to issues rather than their seniority; and to respect the rights of minority parties. "It's up to the Speaker to make sure parliament has the tools and ability to hold the executive to account at all times."The SNP's spokesperson on the constitution, Pete Wishart has been an MP since 2001.
MPs currently use titles such as"Right Honourable Member" or"Honourable Member" to refer to each other.Meg Hillier once forgot her ID card, on a visit to promote them
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