John Bercow Quotations

I am seeking every day to restore faith in Parliament - to ensure we have a House of Commons which is representative, effective and reconnected to the people we serve.

I'm not psychic. I cannot know what is in the mind of particular public figures.

I'm not in the business of warning people.

I think the record shows that as Speaker, I have taken the lead in cleaning up politics.

I pride myself on being courteous to people, and trying to fashion good relations.

I never aspired to be Speaker simply so I could say, 'I am the Speaker of the House of Commons,' and tell my children that.

I don't want to crawl over the entrails of past disputes.

For far too long the House of Commons has been run as little more than a private club by and for gentleman amateurs.

Even youngish men can acquire wisdom as time goes by.

Fairness is not about statistical equality.