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John Bercow to deliver Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message

Former Commons Speaker follows whistleblower Edward Snowden and Brendan Cox

John Bercow is to deliver this year’s Alternative Christmas Message on Channel 4, which he will use to issue a defence of parliamentary democracy and call for a return to “civility of discourse”.

The former Commons Speaker, who stepped down in November after more than 10 years in the role, will follow whistleblower Edward Snowden and Brendan Cox, the husband of murdered MP Jo Cox, in delivering the annual rival to the Queen’s speech, which has been broadcast by the channel since 1993.

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