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

When I first started out in politics I was, what you might describe as, a hard right Conservative.

Fairness is not about statistical equality.

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

There's no point in worrying about things you can't influence.

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

I'm not in the business of warning people.