John Bercow defects to Labour with withering attack on Johnson
by Toby Helm Political editor from on (#5K99P)
Former Speaker says party has become reactionary and xenophobic under its current leadership
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John Bercow, the former Tory MP and Speaker of the House of Commons, has delivered an extraordinary broadside against Boris Johnson and the Conservative party as he announces he has switched his political allegiance to Labour.
In an explosive interview with the Observer, Bercow says he regards today's Conservative party as reactionary, populist, nationalistic and sometimes even xenophobic".
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