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**Damien** · 26-03-2015, 18:24

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32061097

The Tories called a vote late last night to change the rules on how the speaker is elected, changing it to a secret vote, in a bid that was seen as an attempt to oust Bercow as the speaker.

Seems like it backfired with MP after MP laying into Hague for holding the vote along with the whips for way it was done. They held Tory MPs back under the pretence of a meeting with the Election campaign advisor and hoped a lot of the other MPs would be back home preparing for their own election campaigns.

They lost the vote anyway with Labour obviously delighting in the chance to defeat the Tories but also with a good amount of Tory rebels who seemed to vote No on a matter of principle over the way it was conducted. Especially Charles Walker who made this speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbL3IMbYvAY&spfreload=10

Everyone is cyclical about Parliament but this puts them in a good light I would think. Seeing the Tory MPs rebel on a matter of Parliamentary principle over the way such votes should be conducted shows that a lot of them treat their roles seriously.

26-03-2015, 18:24	#1
Damien Remoaner Cable Forum Mod Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32,942	Tories fail in bid to oust Speaker http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32061097 The Tories called a vote late last night to change the rules on how the speaker is elected, changing it to a secret vote, in a bid that was seen as an attempt to oust Bercow as the speaker. Seems like it backfired with MP after MP laying into Hague for holding the vote along with the whips for way it was done. They held Tory MPs back under the pretence of a meeting with the Election campaign advisor and hoped a lot of the other MPs would be back home preparing for their own election campaigns. They lost the vote anyway with Labour obviously delighting in the chance to defeat the Tories but also with a good amount of Tory rebels who seemed to vote No on a matter of principle over the way it was conducted. Especially Charles Walker who made this speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbL3IMbYvAY&spfreload=10 Everyone is cyclical about Parliament but this puts them in a good light I would think. Seeing the Tory MPs rebel on a matter of Parliamentary principle over the way such votes should be conducted shows that a lot of them treat their roles seriously.