BBC News_John Bercow to continue as Commons Speaker with MPs' backing 18May15 <br /> <br />John Bercow has been re-elected unopposed as Speaker of the House of Commons as MPs returned to Parliament for the first time after the election. <br /> <br />The choice of the next Speaker was the first act of the new Parliament before newly elected MPs are sworn in. <br /> <br />Mr Bercow told MPs that he would be the "champion of backbenchers" and ensure the Commons remained at "the heart of our democratic system". <br /> <br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-32784978
