Over two entire years – exactly 750 days – have passed since the Labour Party suspended John Bercow’s membership on an “administrative basis” pending an investigation into his bullying. On the same day, Bercow was banned from ever holding a Parliamentary pass after an independent panel upheld the findings of Kathryn Stone, having found him guilty of 21 out of 35 complaints over five years. The panel published a full 89-page review of their probe, revealing Bercow threw phones at staff, displayed “undermining behaviour”, and “lied extensively to try and avoid the damning reality of the truth”.
This report seems not to be compelling enough for Labour. Guido understands the party’s investigation is still ongoing. Why they still haven’t reached a final decision when the “serial bully” can’t even set foot on the parliamentary estate is a mystery. Andy McDonald was welcomed back to the party after only a few months of investigation…
Rest assured, when and if Labour finally reach a judgement, Guido will be the first to report it. As one loyal co-conspirator once said…
If you want to see Bercow in person you’ll have to cough up £188 to watch him talk in Wales about “his vision for the future” at a trendy festival in May. You can still hire him on Cameo, where he claims his age is 33. At least he’s dropped his prices from £92 to £87 since last year. The price mechanism at work…