Police ‘called to home of Commons bully John Bercow after late night call from wife Sally over domestic bust-up’
- Police were called to John Bercow’s house in Battersea, south west London
- A source said officers were called to the property by Mr Bercow’s wife Sally
- The matter has since been dropped by the Met without any arrests being made
- Report comes after inquiry found Mr Bercow guilty of allegations of bullying
Police were called to the home of former Speaker John Bercow after an alleged late night domestic bust-up with his wife Sally which officers said involved an allegation of common assault.
Mr Bercow, who was last week found by an independent panel to have bullied staff, was spoken to at their £1million townhouse in Battersea, south west London, in August last year.
A source said police were called to the property by Mr Bercow’s wife Sally, but the matter has since been dropped by the Metropolitan Police without any arrests being made.
The source told the Sun: ‘Mr Bercow was spoken to, then left the address with his face apparently looking like thunder.’
The former Commons speaker – who is at the centre of a bullying row – refused to discuss the incident after answering the door at his home next to the River Thames today.
Asked about the bust up last August the dishevelled looking former MP simply repeatedly replied: ‘Have a good day’, before shutting the door.
Police were called to the home of former Speaker John Bercow after an alleged late night domestic bust-up with his wife Sally
The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to the property at 11.35pm on August 26 last year.
A spokesman said: ‘Police were called to an address following reports of a disturbance. Officers attended and an allegation of common assault was reported.
‘No arrests were made at the time and the case has since been closed with no further action’.
The report comes after an independent inquiry found Mr Bercow guilty of 21 claims made against him relating to behaviour during his decade as Speaker from 2009 to 2019.
The former Tory MP – who has since defected to Labour – has denied the allegations and described the investigation a ‘travesty of justice rooted in prejudice, spite and hearsay’ and carried out by a ‘kangaroo court’.
The standards watchdog branded the ex-Tory MP a ‘serial liar’ and ruled his treatment of three staff would warrant expulsion from the Commons had he not quit in 2019.
An independent inquiry found Mr Bercow guilty of 21 claims made against him relating to behaviour during his decade as Speaker from 2009 to 2019
In a report, Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, Kathryn Stone, found him guilty of 21 claims made against him relating to behaviour during his decade as Speaker from 2009 to 2019.
Ms Stone upheld 21 out of 35 counts brought by Lord Lisvane, the former clerk of the Commons, and former private secretaries Kate Emms and Angus Sinclair.
The investigation also found ‘his behaviour fell very far below that which the public has a right to expect from any Member of Parliament’.