Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) he returned to wearing the traditional robe in 2016. Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the United Kingdom's lower chamber of Parliament. The office is currently held by John Bercow, who was initially elected on 22 June 2009, following the resignation of Michael Martin. He was returned as an MP in the 2010 general election and was re-elected as Speaker when the House sat at the start of the new parliament on 18 May 2010. He was again returned as an MP
Resignation from the British House of Commons during Prime Minister's Questions that Adams had "accepted an office for profit under the Crown", Adams denied this, and hence continued simply to reject the title, albeit not its effect of removal from office. Another Sinn Féin MP, Martin McGuinness, resigned and was formally appointed as Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead on 2 January 2013, leading to the 2013 Mid-Ulster by-election. McGuinness also said that he rejected the title. The law relating to resignation is now codified and consolidated in section 4 of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975: The mentioned schedule lists offices that are