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Friday
19Jun2009
AuthorBishop Hill

Marge

DateJune 19, 2009

Margaret Beckett is now apparently the punters' favourite to become next speaker.

Her parliamentary majority is 5,657.

Could be an interim speaker then.

 

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Reader Comments (6)

Nooo! Please not la Beckett (famously dubbed Rosa Klebb by Private Eye during her time at DEFRA). I'd rather have Widdecombe - as speaker, that is...
June 19, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterJames P
I think the Speakers seat is not contested.
June 19, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterKit
How dull! It's probably why she wants the job.
June 19, 2009 | Registered CommenterBishop Hill
As one of her constituents there are many and various reasons why I hope that she doesn't get the job then. We need someone who is prepared to face the electorate.
June 20, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterSandy S
I don't know of any law that says the Speaker's seat has to be uncontested: it is merely a convention.

Presumably the Tories and LibDems wouldn't put up a candidate, but UKiP might have a chance of unseating her.
June 20, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterJeff Wood
I'm sure she'll be worried - 1 day is enough to qualify for the speaker's pension for life in addition to her MP pension
June 22, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterIanH

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