article_snippet: Moderate Tories and Lib Dems argued that MPs openly voting against John Bercow feared the Squeaker's tyrannical vengeance crashing about their ears.
article_snippet: By the end, John Bercow was blubbing with relief, while John Bercow friend (and possible successor)
article_snippet: Charles Walker was wailing that some beastly, beastly men had not been entirely clear with John Bercow beforehand.
article_snippet: Charles Walker is so widely seen as a John Bercow stooge, it may not be surprising that Charles Walker was kept out of the loop by John Bercow's enemies.
article_snippet: Charles Walker chin-crumpling speech, in which Charles Walker said Charles Walker preferred to be thought an honest fool than a clever schemer, was greeted with frenetic clapping from Labour.
article_snippet: Labour MPs and Bercow's Tory nutjobs waved Labour MPs and Bercow's Tory nutjobs Order Papers and accused Commons Leader William Hague of being a Soviet Union dictator.
article_snippet: Bercow supporters had been taken by surprise on Wednesday evening by a cunning ploy from Westminster's very own Baldrick, Government Chief Whip Michael Gove.
article_snippet: Labour MPs and Bercow's Tory nutjobs waved their Order Papers Order Papers and accused Commons Leader William Hague (pictured) of being a Soviet Union dictatorSoviet Union ' But Labour – which regards Bercow as a client Speaker – saw that a secret ballot would give a secret ballot own MPs the cloak of anonymity.
article_snippet: At this point you will say 'well, naturally Bercow must have let one of Bercow deputies chair the debate, as it would have been improper for Bercow to supervise it Bercow'.
article_snippet: You do not know Bercow.
article_snippet: Of course Bercow chaired it!
article_snippet: And Bercow did so in the most hilariously biased fashion, calling a succession of Bercow mates.
article_snippet: A Tory moderate, Greg Barker (Bexhill & Battle), muttered 'oh, rubbish' while one of Bercow supporters was speaking.
article_snippet: A smiling Bercow snarled at Greg Barker (Bexhill & Battle) that 'it is better to remain silent and look a fool than to remove any doubt'.
article_snippet: This was an authentic Bercow moment –
article_snippet: Sir Gerald Kaufman (Lab, Gorton), in a Prince of Wales-check suit that will have made TV screens wobble, made a pro-Bercow speech of such acidity, a pro-Bercow speech of such acidity must have corroded the pinky gums at the bottom of Sir Gerald Kaufman (Lab, Gorton), in a Prince of Wales-check suit that will have made TV screens wobble ancient, yellowing fangs.
article_snippet: Sir Gerald Kaufman (Lab, Gorton), in a Prince of Wales-check suit that will have made TV screens wobble is likely to be the next Father of the House and will therefore be in charge of the House when the House has a chance to approve Bercow's continued existence in the Chair.
article_snippet: It was certainly driven by hatred of Bercow, who was elected in 2009 amid sly partisanship by Labour.