TORY leaders skulked away from Parliament yesterday after their attempted coup against Speaker John Bercow was scuppered.
Commons Leader William Hague and government chief whip Michael Gove were left humiliated by their failed bid to depose Mr Bercow.
They tried to effectively unseat him by sneaking through rule changes on the election of the speaker on the last day of Parliament.
Tony Benn’s constituents chose him by an overwhelming majority — but because he had inherited a peerage, parliamentary rules declared their choice invalid, writes MAT COWARD
Meanwhile, incoming PM Andy Burnham dithers over who should be his Chancellor
Plaid Cymru’s spokesman on health and social services MABON AP GWYNFOR, in the second article of a two-part series, argues that Labour’s contempt for voters and backward-facing approach have led to widespread mistrust in Wales



