FORMER Speaker John Bercow has been branded a serial bully and liar in a landmark probe.
The former MP and Commons chair has been banned from holding a go to let him into Parliament after a string of damning allegations had been upheld in opposition to him.
Years of dangerous behaviour – ignored by diehard remainers so he may strive cease Brexit – have now lastly been revealed in full.
And right now the Independent Expert Panel upheld the findings of Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Kathryn Stone, who mentioned he was responsible of bullying.
Twenty-one separate allegations had been proved and upheld, bringing the workplace of the Commons speaker into “disrepute”.
The report accused Mr Bercow of being a “serial liar” and mentioned “his behaviour fell very far below that which the public has a right to expect” from an MP.
Shockingly, they mentioned that he had been nonetheless an MP, they’d have beneficial he be expelled from the House of Commons.
Mr Bercow has now joined the Labour social gathering beneath Sir Keir Starmer – however was right now suspended pending an investigation.
The probe mentioned Mr Bercow had been intimidating, undermining, and threatening, verbally abusing employees, getting offended, and trying to humiliate others.
He was discovered to have shouted, mocked and mimicked employees, making a “hostile” setting and trying to abuse his energy.
One particular person “describes the respondent as losing his temper spectacularly ‘like Jekyll and Hyde’, his face being totally red, as spittle came from his mouth”.
The report recalled one incident, saying Mr Bercow was “physically shaking with fury, his fists bunched and trembling, his eyes popping, he accused the complainant for over 15 minutes of incompetence, duplicity and subversion, casting himself in the role of wise Speaker when all around him were evilly intentioned incompetents.”
Another sufferer revealed their ordeal: “He ordered me to remain seated, so he was standing over me, after which threw the cell phone proper in entrance of me on my desk and it burst into a whole lot of bits and I may really feel them hitting me.
“It was the most violent, extraordinary display of temper.”
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Parliament’s bullying and harassment coverage was “breached repeatedly and extensively by the most senior Member of the House of Commons” between 2009 and 2014, the findings mentioned, and he had confirmed behaviour which “has no place in any work place”.
Mr Bercow had repeatedly claimed that the harassment and bullying coverage didn’t apply to him, the report mentioned.
The complainants included Angus Sinclair, Lord Lisvane (previously Sir Robert Rogers), former House employees, and Kate Emms, a present member of House employees – all who agreed to be named.
Lieutenant General David Leakey was named as a witness to a number of of the incidents too.
But final night time the livid former Speaker threw out the claims as determined “tittle tattle” and described the probe as as “amateurish” and like a “kangaroo court”.
In a protracted rambling assertion, he mentioned: “Parliament is supposed to be the highest court in the land. This inquiry, which lasted a ghastly 22 months at great cost to the taxpayer, has failed it dismally.”
Brushing apart the report as “establishment spin” and bragged he may nonetheless go into Parliament if he actually wished to.
Mr Bercow claimed the case would have been thrown out of any courtroom because it was “based on the flimsiest of evidence, rooted in hearsay and baseless rumour, and advanced by old school dogmatists once intent on resisting change at all costs and now settling some ancient scores with me.”
He added: “Add to that a dash of personal spite and you have some idea of the vengeful vendetta mounted against me.”
“It is a travesty of justice and brings shame on the House of Commons.”
The PM’s spokesperson mentioned of the damning report right now: “There isn’t any place for bullying or harassment in parliament and MPs ought to at all times be held to the very best requirements.
“We hope today’s decision gives all those in Westminster the confidence that they can come forward and report their cases and their complaints will be heard fairly.”
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