Bercow’s intervention in the process of the Brexit withdrawal bill was far from expected as the 3rd bill had not even been seen yet, making the timing of his 1604, based statement especially surprising. Along with this came the criticism that Bercow was getting between the executive and parliament, rather than just standing up for the parliament. Bercow’s intervention also puts more pressure on the prime minister to hold her indicative votes, to see where their loyalties or preferences lie. People on both sides of Brexit, however, are agreeing with what Bercow has said as they believe that it wont such a considerable effect . This is primarily because it would have only created issues if the bill would have passed on the Tuesday, which -in fact- was thought to be very unlikely.
This overall, confused many MP’s, the general public and most likely Theresa May as Bercow has left quite a hurdle for Brexit to get over.
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