Articles about John Bercow

20 May 2013
Speaker John Bercow announces MP’s office searched investigating a ‘serious arrestable offence’ + The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, has made an announcement that an MP's office at Westminster, was searched at the weekend, during an investigation of a "serious arrestable offence".
13 May 2013
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans’ House of Commons duties put on hold + The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, the openly gay Conservative MP Nigel Evans, will not resume his duties in the chamber while police continue to investigate allegations against him.
5 May 2013
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans will return to the Commons for the State Opening of Parliament + Nigel Evans, the openly gay Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, will return to Westminster for the State Opening of Parliament next week.
5 May 2013
Nigel Evans: Completely false allegations are from men who until yesterday I regarded as friends + The Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, the openly gay Conservative MP Nigel Evans, has said the men who have made rape and sexual assault allegations against him were until yesterday people who he regarded as friends.
4 May 2013
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault of two men + It is being reported that the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, the openly gay Conservative MP Nigel Evans, has been arrested on suspicion of rape of one man and the sexual assault of another.
12 April 2013
London: Stonewall celebrity dinner raises £394,000 9 Over 500 guests, including celebrities and politicians, attended Stonewall’s annual Equality Dinner at London’s Dorchester Hotel last night.
28 March 2013
Commons Speaker John Bercow joins Stonewall’s Brighton Equality Walk 11 Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow will join Zoe Lyons, Rylan Clark and Lucy Spraggan in supporting Stonewall's Brighton Equality Walk on 5 May.
17 March 2013
Westminster chapel could host equal marriage ceremonies 7 A chapel within the Palace of Westminster may be changed in order to allow equal marriage ceremonies, as part of a proposal by Labour MP Chris Bryant.
26 February 2013
John Bercow wrongly outs rugby star Ben Cohen in gay gaffe 22 The Speaker of the House of Commons was left red-faced after accidently referring to rugby star Ben Cohen as “openly gay” – even though the former player has a wife and is straight.
29 January 2013
Tory rebel says same-sex marriage bill could pass Commons with a majority of 400 16 Conservative MP Philip Davies, who opposes equal marriage, has told a PinkNews reader that he expects the government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill for England and Wales to pass with a Commons majority of between 300-400.
29 January 2013
John Bercow: The progress of LGBT rights is thanks to campaigners, straight allies, and ‘moral strength’ 19 The Speaker of the House of Commons set aside his impartial position to reveal his support for LGBT rights at the London 2018 Gay games bid.
29 January 2013
London: Gay Games 2018 bid kicks off 2 The bid to host the 2018 Gay Games in London, which is being supported by lesbian paralympian Claire Harvey, began with a reception in Westminster last night.
20 January 2013
MPs to plan for gay royals marrying same-sex partners and their children becoming king or queen 79 MPs look set to debate a change in the law to allow royals in same-sex relationships to marry or be in civil partnerships and for their children to be recognised as the heir to the throne.
9 May 2012
Speaker of the House of Commons to push for gay rights in the Commonwealth 15 John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, is expected to champion the rights of LGBT people in the Commonwealth in a speech next week, the Independent reports.
20 March 2012
John Bercow praises gay equality progress during Queen’s reign 29 The Speaker of the House of Commons has used a speech at Westminster to highlight how the fight for equality has progressed in the UK during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II as she marked her Diamond Jubilee year in Parliament.
7 December 2010
Video: Gay MP Nick Herbert accidentally swears in House of Commons 15 The openly gay justice minister, Nick Herbert, accidentally used the most offensive swear word in the English language in the House of Commons yesterday.
5 November 2010
Tory MP Chris Grayling named Stonewall ‘bigot of the year’ 36 Former shadow home secretary Chris Grayling was named 'Bigot of the Year' at Thursday night's Stonewall awards.

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