BBC News_John Bercow to continue as Commons Speaker with MPs' backing 18May15

2015-05-19 7

BBC News_John Bercow to continue as Commons Speaker with MPs' backing 18May15

John Bercow has been re-elected unopposed as Speaker of the House of Commons as MPs returned to Parliament for the first time after the election.

The choice of the next Speaker was the first act of the new Parliament before newly elected MPs are sworn in.

Mr Bercow told MPs that he would be the "champion of backbenchers" and ensure the Commons remained at "the heart of our democratic system".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32784978