[Margaret Pilkington]

I also read that...think it might have been in Briefings for Brexit.

As for the BBC, they are as partisan as the inpartial(NOT) speaker of the house.

It seems that his days might be numbered too.
Normally, there is no opposition put up at election time to the constituency of the speaker, but this is said to be changed in time for the next election....oh what a shame, never mind.
I am very sure that someone like Guy Verhofstad would like a right hand man like John Betcow, at his side.....so he might find employment over the channel.