12 Facts About John Bercow

1. Mr John Bercow travelled to Warwickshire to play against his friend Chris Onslow, a local tennis.

2. Mr John Bercow said documents relating to official MP trips broad should come under the same privilege as rules that allow MPs and peers to speak freely in Parliament.

3. On October 16, 2018, sources close to John Bercow stated that he would retire as Speaker of the House of Commons sometime in June or July of 2019.

4. In July 2015 John Bercow was again criticised for the amount of his expenses, including a claim of £172 for a 0.7 mile chauffeur-driven journey.

5. In 2008, John Bercow was asked by Labour cabinet members Ed Balls and Alan Johnson to produce a substantial review of children and families affected by speech, language and communication needs.

6. In 2003, John Bercow praised prime minister Tony Blair for his speech about Iraq's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction.

7. In 1995, John Bercow was appointed as a special adviser to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Jonathan Aitken.

8. In 1986, John Bercow was elected as a Conservative councillor in the London Borough of Lambeth, and served for four years representing the Streatham, St Leonard's ward.

9. In his youth, John Bercow had been ranked Britain's No 1 junior tennis player, but came down with bronchial asthma and was unable to pursue a professional career.

10. In 2014, John Bercow was appointed Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire, and in July 2017 he was appointed Chancellor of the University of Essex.

11. In September 2004, John Bercow was sacked after disagreements with Howard.

12. In the 1997 general election, John Bercow was elected the MP for Buckingham and promoted to the shadow cabinet in 2001.