John Bercow’s predictable re-election in the face of a damp squib coup by Tory MPs saw him traditionally “dragged” into the Speaker’s chair. No such faux restraint from wife Sally who, after a crusading campaign of support for her husband on Twitter, proclaimed: “Hurrah for Mr B! I’d better get a hat for the Queen’s Speech then!” Unfortunately, she lost her own attempt to win a seat on Westminster council for Labour. That would have made for an interesting coalition in the Speaker’s house.
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