Martin Will Resign as U.K. House Speaker, BBC Says
May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Martin, the speaker of Britain’s House of Commons, will resign today as Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s government struggles to defuse the parliamentary expenses scandal, the BBC reported.
The speaker’s office said Martin would make a statement about his future to the House of Commons in London at 2:30 p.m., a day after he brushed aside suggestions from members or Parliament that he resign. He is due to meet Brown at 4 p.m.
A resignation would mark the first time in more than three centuries that a speaker, who leads debates in the lower chamber of Parliament, was driven out of office in Britain. As more than 90 of the 646 lawmakers in the House of Commons faced questions about their expenses, Martin has defended the system and called in police to investigate how information about claims leaked.
________________________________
Will Nancy Pelosi take the example of the Speaker of the House of Commons and do the right thing? I don't think so.
