Michael John Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, was a Scottish politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons between 2000 and 2009. A member of the Labour Party prior to becoming speaker,
Martin in 2003
Martin in 2007
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John Simon Bercow is a British former politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 2009 to 2019, and the Member of Parliament for Buckingham between 1997 and 2019. A member of the Con
Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn
…despite being a Catholic, Martin arranged in 2003 for the House to have its own hannukiah, which is still used every year. Coincidentally, his successor John Bercow would become the first Jewish Speaker of the House six years later. In the 2005 general election, he stood in the new constituency of Glasgow North…
Bercow in 2018
Bercow in Poland in 2010
Bercow in 2009
MPs applaud Bercow as he sets the date for his retirement