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Lukas Coch on Twitter: "Newly re-elected Speaker of the House Tony Smith is being dragged to the Speaker's chair during the opening of the 46th Federal Parliament in Canberra #auspol https://t.co/FSXXqJA1LO" /
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Lindsay Hoyle dragged to Speaker's chair after being elected as Bercow's successor – video | Politics | The Guardian
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John Bercow will quit as speaker on June 22 says MP ally who 'dragged' him to the Speaker's chair twice
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