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NEW: Runners and riders to replace John Bercow as Commons speaker, and why they think they should get the job

Read all their email pitches to MPs here >> buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/wh…
Lindsay Hoyle: Early favourite and stability candidate

— basically his pitch is he won’t cause drama
— like Bercow he will be big on LGBT/BAME rights/representation
— unlike Bercow he will be unscrupulously impartial

buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/wh…
Harriet Harman: Hold Boris Johnson and the Brexiteers to account

— eye-catching pitch on having the ‘confidence of the House’ and allowing ‘robust accountability’ of the govt
— better representation for women MPs
— combat harassment and threats

buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/wh…
Chris Bryant: The anti-Bercow who can unite the House

— Deliciously pass ag email pitch
— PMQs back down to 30 mins (🙏)
— “umpire not a player”
— “will never bully colleagues”
— “only speak when necessary”

buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/wh…
Edward Leigh: I’ll shut up if you make me Speaker

— “will not speak much” (are you sensing a theme?)
— fewer Urgent Questions
— MPs can only speak for 5 mins

... probably not popular with grandstanding MPs tho

buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/wh…
Meg Hillier: The details candidate

— will work hard
— offer proper thorough scrutiny

... If we’re honest it’s not the most exciting pitch

buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/wh…
Shailesh Vara — another one stressing the need for an impartial Speaker

(Eleanor Laing and Henry Bellingham have yet to email MPs their pitches)

buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/wh…
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