Today’s Daily Telegraph leader is clear:
MPs’ first job must be to remove Speaker Martin.
Michael Martin could become the first Speaker to be thrown out of office in 300 years.
Well, Speaker Martin is just another political clown.
Yes, a national disgrace.
Watch this video from SkyNews.
Former Speaker Betty Boothroyd “believes Speaker Martin has been a failure of leadership”.
Today’s Daily Mail comment:
“How much longer can this discredited buffoon cling on to his high office?”
Gabriel Hershman’s opinion:
“This man has done more to lower the standard of parliament in people’s eyes than any other speaker
“Order, order, order!” is what he shouts all the time, but his cover up of the MPs expenses is unacceptable.
He has to go, and the Telegraph is right to the point.
A survey by the Web site politicshome.com showed 85 percent of MPs now believe he should step down.
As the Financial Times says today:
“Mr Martin made a mistake in fighting the publication of expense receipts, opposing moves to reform and underestimating public anger.”
Oh boy, what a week for the Telegraph and the British media.
As always:
Print the news and raise hell!