Former House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has become the first Speaker of the House of Commons in 230 years not to get a peerage upon retirement.

The New Year’s Honours List 2020, published today, recognises the outstanding achievements of people across the UK. More than 1,000 people have been awarded, including high-profile politicians such as the former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith. One person, though, appears to have been left in the lurch.

It is believed UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson had planned to exact revenge on Mr Bercow for his ‘bias’ over Brexit by denying him a seat in the Lords.

Allies of the Prime Minister said he would rip up the convention that Commons Speakers are automatically elevated to the upper chamber when they resign, in the same way Mr Bercow repeatedly ignored parliamentary precedent when dealing with Brexit.

Before stepping down at the end of October, John Bercow was "praised" by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in the House of Commons...

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