We hoped we’d seen the last of Bercow-induced rage stories but just when you thought he was finally out of the public consciousness it has now been revealed he expensed a £1,000 taxi to Nottingham and his various leaving parties to the tune of £12,000 in his last few months. This is expenses scandal level…

The taxi journey, revealed thanks to a Daily Mail FoI, took Bercow from parliament to Nottingham Trent University, for a speech about how Parliament should respond to the ‘anti-politics age’. A good start would be not fleecing the taxpayer for your ego-induced jollies…

He also spent thousands on farewell tours, including:

• £7,000 visit to the US (where he gave a speech encouraging MPs to block No Deal)
• £3,696 retirement party for the Principle Clerk of the House
• £3,187 retirement party for the Clerk of the House
• £3,168 retirement party for the Speaker’s Chaplain
• £2,376 retirement party for Commons ‘Invitations Secretary’
• £1,400 dinner with presiding officers from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
• £234 drinks bill for MPs
• £118 Sky subscription
• £74 Heathrow Express to Edinburgh festival

By contrast, when moving into speaker’s house last week, Sir Lindsay came down by train in standard class..