John Bercow

John Bercow talks bullying claims, Brexit, Megxit and his wife’s affair

John Bercow arrives red-eyed and crumpled after two hours’ sleep, his hair is a parrot’s crest, he’s wearing a loud tie and looking like a 1970s children’s presenter on his day off. He’s been up all night, he explains, watching Roger Federer in the Australian Open. Federer is his hero, his iPhone screensaver, “a demigod”. Also it was his birthday yesterday, so he went to the cinema and bawled his way through 1917. He always cries in films. He cries in interviews too. Subjects that are raw include his love for his wife, Sally (his voice snags at the mention of her name). I didn’t expect such broad emotional range from the 157th Speaker of the House of Commons. Presiding there, he always seemed puce-faced... read the full article on The Sunday Times