I think the record shows that as Speaker, I have taken the lead in cleaning up politics.

If you asked me if I'd rather be Speaker or a very senior minister, I'd say Speaker.

For far too long the House of Commons has been run as little more than a private club by and for gentleman amateurs.

Fairness is not about statistical equality.

It's a cowardly form of politics to use my spouse to beat me.

I am seeking every day to restore faith in Parliament - to ensure we have a House of Commons which is representative, effective and reconnected to the people we serve.

The Conservatives must realise that being sceptical is different from being phobic in what is an interdependent world.