John Bercow has been nominated for a peerage by Jeremy Corbyn TOLGA AKMEN/GETTY IMAGESJohn Bercow’s hopes of a peerage have suffered a potentially fatal blow after his most senior former official filed a formal bullying complaint. Lord Lisvane, who served as the chief clerk of the House of Commons for the early part of Mr Bercow’s time as Speaker, has passed a dossier of allegations to the parliamentary commissioner for standards. It is understood to detail incidents in which Mr Bercow was alleged to have bullied and humiliated staff, including some in which he was said to have used inappropriate language. The former Speaker has been nominated for a peerage by Jeremy Corbyn after he was passed over by the government in a break with precedent. Mr Bercow’s supporters claim that the snub was petty revenge for a…

Source: The Times January 23, 2020 00:04 UTC