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BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Voting under way for new Speaker
Runners:
1. Margaret Beckett (Lab)
2. Sir George Young (Con)
3. Ann Widdecombe (Con)
4. Sir Alan Beith (Lib Dem)
5. John Bercow (Con)
6. Richard Shepherd (Con)
7. Sir Michael Lord (Con)
8. Sir Patrick Cormack (Con)
9. Sir Alan Haselhurst (Con)
10. Parmjit Dhanda (Lab)
First round of voting is about to be released.
MPs' votes for the next Speaker are being counted after the 10 hopefuls made their pitches to a packed Commons.
The candidates to follow Michael Martin each made a 5 to 10 minute speech before MPs began the first of what could be many rounds of voting.
Runners:
1. Margaret Beckett (Lab)
2. Sir George Young (Con)
3. Ann Widdecombe (Con)
4. Sir Alan Beith (Lib Dem)
5. John Bercow (Con)
6. Richard Shepherd (Con)
7. Sir Michael Lord (Con)
8. Sir Patrick Cormack (Con)
9. Sir Alan Haselhurst (Con)
10. Parmjit Dhanda (Lab)
First round of voting is about to be released.
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