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'Stupid, sanctimonious dwarf': Ex-minister Simon Burns who abused Commons Speaker John Bercow
could be his deputy
Former Transport minister favourite to be new No 2 to man he criticised
As job applications go, calling your potential boss a "stupid, sanctimonious dwarf" is probably not the
best approach to getting appointed.
But then, luckily for the former Transport minister Simon Burns, it is not up to House of Commons
Speaker John Bercow to decide whether his critic should be given the role of his deputy.
Mr Burns, who stood down from his ministerial position, is the front-runner to be elected to the job
which will be decided by a free vote of MPs in the next two weeks.
He will be running against Nadine Dorries, the rebellious Tory MP who took part in I'm a Celebrity,
Get Me Out of Here, as well as Eleanor Laing, the Conservative MP for Epping Forest, and Brian
Binley, a long-standing right-wing critic of the Coalition.
Mr Burns is believed to have the support of David Cameron, who himself is no fan of Mr Bercow,
as well as a lot of Conservative MPs
Full story Independent.
