Former speaker John Bercow is setto be denied a life peerage, after being nominated in Jeremy Corbyn’s resignation list.
Bercow is set to be denied by the House of Lords Appointments Commission due to persistent bullying allegations while he was House of Commons speaker.
Sources aware of the process told the Daily Mail that the new list of House of Lords appointees will be unveiled this week, with former Tory chancellors Philip Hammond and Ken Clarke to get the nod.
Former cricketer Sir Ian Botham and former Tory Scottish leader Ruth Davidson will join them in the House of Lords.
Bercow would be the first speaker in 230 years to not been given a peerage after retiring from the role. Some say this is a petty move away from tradition whereas others argue that Bercow politicised the role of Speaker and caused it immeasurable damage as well as the persistent accusations of bullying.
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