Whether it’s free tickets for Wimbledon fixtures, taxpayer-funded flights to Nova Scotia, or simply expensive drinks receptions, it’s fair to say that the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, has not been afraid to enjoy the luxuries of his position.
But now it appears that the Speaker has recently developed even more expensive tastes.
Newly released documents from the Speaker’s office show that Bercow’s team has managed to spend £5,852 of taxpayer’s cash on expensive canapés at two events in the past eight months. In July last year, Bercow’s office spent over £3,000 on an ‘all inclusive canapés menu’ for an event in the Speaker’s house, and just before Christmas, they spent a further £2,552 on canapés for a different event.
The massive costs spent on finger food appears to be a departure from previous spending by Bercow. According to a previous release of the Speaker’s office’s expenses, from January to December 2017 the largest amount spent on a single reception was £2,380 – less than is now being spent on a single canapé splurge.
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