John Bercow was elected to the post of speaker in June 2009. It followed the resignation of the previous speaker in the wake of the controversy over MP's expenses. Speaker Bercow will discuss his views on parliamentary reform with Tony Travers.

Tony Travers is director of LSE London.

Ticket Information

This event is free and open to all however a ticket is required. One ticket per person can now be requested.

Friday 22 January: The public ticket line has now closed. You will be notified within 48 hours whether your ticket request has been successful.

LSE students are able to collect one ticket from the LSESU reception, located on the ground floor of the East Building.

For those unable to request a ticket, please note the following:

Returns Queue

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Podcast

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