Tories seem to have been expecting Bercow to 'cross the house' and join the Labour party. It is only the unpopularity of the government which has prevented this.

Thus, Labour have managed to get a 'government man' into the position of speaker in the guise of a tory.

While having little in common with the politics of Ms Widdicombe I tend to agree that her brand of ruthless honesty is exactly what is needed now.