John Bercow has been accused of bullying by Lord Lisvane, who served as the chief clerk of the House of Commons GettyJohn Bercow has accused the government of attempting to stop him from getting a peerage and failing to honour the “centuries-old tradition” that former Speakers are elevated to the Lords. The Times disclosed today that Mr Bercow’s hopes of a peerage had 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…

Source: The Times January 23, 2020 17:03 UTC