Hansard Society Speaker Hustings
The Hansard Society held the first ever Speaker Hustings in Parliament on June 15 where potential candidates for the post of Speaker took questions from MPs. It was streamed live on the BBC news website and we twittered throughout the event to keep people up to date with the proceedings as they happened.
All of the participants spoke for 5 minutes, setting out their manifestos. MPs then asked questions, including Douglas Carswell MP, Stephen Pound MP, Ann Cryer MP, Martin Salter MP, Ann Milton MP, George Howarth MP, Michael Moore MP, Chris Mullen MP and quite a few more! On June 22 it was announced that John Bercow MP had won the election and is the new Speaker of the House of Commons.
The participants were:
- Margaret Beckett MP
- Sir Alan Beith MP
- John Bercow MP
- Sir Patrick Cormack MP
- Parmjit Dhanda MP
- Sir Alan Haselhurst MP
- Sir Michael Lord MP
- Richard Shepherd MP
- Ann Widdecombe MP
- Sir George Young MP
Listen to the event:
Speaker candidates make their case
MPs question the potential Speakers
Read the press coverage
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