NOBILO: It's October 31st, the day that Britain was meant to leave the European Union. That didn't happen. But there was one notable departure.</s>JOHN BERCOW, OUTGOING BRITISH COMMONC SPEAKER: Order, order, order!</s>NOBILO: John Bercow has presided over the Britain's House of Commons for the final time. You will be familiar with those order, order, he said them over 14,000 times. The Speaker has become a viral sensation with his colorful behavior and ties presiding over furious parliament post Brexit. He will also be remembered as a polarizing figure. He faced bullying claims and many said that he was biased in his role against Brexit mainly a charge that he refused. But he was there long before Brexit, that role he has been in for ten years. I sat down with him for an exclusive interview a few weeks ago and he told me that he had plans to write a book, to do some speaking around the world and follow his favorite football team Arsenal and favorite tennis player Roger Federer. I always asked him if he had any idea how tumultuous a time he had in that Chair.</s>BERCOW: If truth be told Bianca, although when I stood for office as Speaker, I had a basic idea of how I wanted to work as speaker, I envisioned as being a modernizer, the reality is that you will soon adjust and develop your ideas through experience and interaction while in office. So if you are saying John did you basically you always have a very fully worked out game plan in advance, no, absolutely not.</s>NOBILO: Bercow will be remembered for his theatrics and eccentrics turn of phrase. I asked him what he wanted to be written on his political tombstone and he said the back bench's champion. I know many back benchers and member of our frustrated government who would agree with that. That is "The Brief." I'm Bianca Nobilo. And "World Sports" is next.
John Bercow Steps Down As British Commons Speaker.