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the speaker should be able to put politics aside. When a new speaker is elected, it's not just about who has a majority in parliament, it's about the consensus of the whole house on who can be fair minded.

Plenty speakers have done dodgy stuff in the past, it's impossible to please everyone. The speaker got it in the neck plenty times during the brexit voting, but his decision this time had serious implications at a time when politics has never been more polarised.

We are on a knife edge, and in those circumstances, it is more important than ever that the speaker is not seen to bow to pressure and he has