Commons Speaker John Bercow has confirmed Westminster’s worst-kept secret: he can be ‘bumptious and pompous’. His frank admission comes in the final episode of Inside The Commons, the BBC2 fly-on-the-wall documentary. The programme, by respected political documentary maker Michael Cockerell, to be broadcast on Tuesday, focuses on Mr Bercow’s stormy clashes with MPs in the Commons. Confession: John Bercow, left, makes the admission in the final episode of Inside The Commons, which also covers his reportedly fraught relationship with ex-Commons Clerk Sir Robert Rogers (right) who quit last year It also covers his reportedly fraught relationship with ex-Commons Clerk Sir Robert Rogers who quit last year after allegedly being told to ‘f*** off’ by the Speaker.
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Mr Bercow makes frank admission in final episode of Inside The Commons
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The fly-on-the-wall documentary focuses on his stormy clashes with MPs
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Also covers his relationship with Sir Robert Rogers, who quit last year
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In this week’s documentary, alongside clips of Mr Bercow berating misbehaving MPs, Mr Cockerell says: ‘Many MPs say @placeholder is his own worst enemy because of his manner.’