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Mind your language

What lies behind John Bercow’s use of the word ‘colleagues’?

19 January 2019

9:00 AM

19 January 2019

9:00 AM

The parliamentary press gallery has in the past given a pair of silver shoe buckles to the Speaker as a token of respect, since his shoes were all they could see of him from their perch above his chair. They won’t be giving buckles to John Bercow, for he has done away with most of his official attire.

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