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Speaker Bercow

Could somebody help to clear my confusion.  Was the Speaker invited to the Queen's state visit for President Trump as John Bercow or Speaker Bercow? Makes quite a bit of difference actually.

Barbara Shillabeer ● 2756d8 Comments

From politicshome.com"Mr Speaker has been invited to the banquet, but he will not be attending," a spokesperson for Mr Bercow said.

Katrina Black ● 2756d

Bercow's loss. Corbyn has also declined to attend. His loss.

Sue Hammond ● 2756d

Even Meghan Markle has declined (maternity leave is her reason) It's still nobody's loss as  we live in a free country, I think.

Lucille Grant ● 2756d

And the Queen doesn't have room in the Palace for his visit as she has the decorators in. If one looks at some if his recent tweets, looks like Trump's getting stressed and perhaps not quite on top of things?

Michael Ixer ● 2756d

@Lucille"It's still nobody's loss as  we live in a free country, I think."Eh? Their loss is not attending a banquet with the Queen, Bercow and Corbyn might not get another chance.  Liz probably couldn't care less if they're going to be there or not.

Sue Hammond ● 2756d

I'm waiting for Trump's Normandy speech when he will put Eisenhower and Montgomery to rights over their handling of D-Day. "I don't like seaborne invasions that are delayed by weather. Not good, not good! I would have ignored it."Actually, Trump may try and put Rommel to rights instead. "I'd have swept the Allies back off the beaches into the Channel! No problemo!"

David Ainsworth ● 2756d

As a fellow veggie I'm sure Corbyn won't mind missing the banquet. Anyway, he's had other opportunities to meet the queen and although I'm also sympathetic to his antimonarchist beliefs - a monarch does seem anachronistic in a 21st century democracy - seeing and hearing POTUS#45  does make me feel "if it ain't broke don't fix it". :-)

Michael Ixer ● 2756d

@Sue'Bercow and Corbyn might not get another chance'.  It's not their loss if they don't wish to attend a banquet being given for Trump! They have probably had other chances to attend HM's banquets and have done so.After Trump's unbelievable rudeness to HM last year she's probably pretty annoyed at having to entertain him. One of the down sides of being Queen.

Lucille Grant ● 2756d