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0 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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1 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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2 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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3 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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4 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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5 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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6 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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7 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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8 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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9 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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10 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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11 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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12 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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13 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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14 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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15 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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16 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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17 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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18 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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19 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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20 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. The design of the badge was calculated to poke fun at the Speaker's extreme phobia of wasps and bees, which is said to date back to his childhood. | Dataset: ccdv/cnn_dailymail/3.0.0/validation | 10.7 | 113.579724 | 1,224 | 58.180987 | 0.782178 | 0.821215 | 0.800839 | 0.619452 | 0.000424 | 3.516417 | null | -0.296745 | -0.208741 | -0.56623 | null | 0.524469 | 0.592098 | 0.053222 |
21 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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22 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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23 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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24 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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25 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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26 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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27 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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28 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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29 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. 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30 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. The design of the badge was calculated to poke fun at the Speaker's extreme phobia of wasps and bees, which is said to date back to his childhood. | Dataset: ccdv/cnn_dailymail/3.0.0/validation | 10.7 | 113.579724 | 1,224 | 58.180987 | 0.782178 | 0.821215 | 0.800839 | 0.619452 | 0.000424 | 3.516417 | -0.31964 | null | -0.583924 | -0.527907 | 0.462539 | null | 0.216915 | 0.091545 |
31 | 2,165 | David Cameron, William Hague and Michael Gove were left humiliated last night after Commons Speaker John Bercow survived an attempted Tory coup. The Conservatives used the last day of Parliament to lead a so-called 'Payback Plot' on the controversial figure. But the move was defeated by 228 votes to 202 yesterday and an emotional Mr Bercow appeared close to tears as he announced the result. The Prime Minister and his senior colleagues immediately faced criticism over the 'grubby' plot – in which they wanted to change the rules to make it easier to remove a Speaker from Parliament. Scroll down for video . John Bercow was close to tears today as MPs dramatically defeated a Tory plot to oust him as Commons Speaker . Mr Bercow earlier insisted he is 'not going anywhere' after it emerged the Tories and Lib Dems have hatched a plot to oust him as Commons Speaker after the election . With help from Labour MPs, Mr Bercow still clings to his position – but he is thought to have been badly damaged by the attempted putsch. As the Speaker glared at the Government front bench following the ambush yesterday, Labour MPs ignored Commons protocol by leaping to their feet and cheering the result. One of Mr Bercow's few friends on the Conservative benches, Charles Walker, wept as he gave a speech in support of the Speaker. Senior Tories said the debacle meant Mr Gove was certain to be moved as Chief Whip after the election. He is being tipped as a potential party chairman. Mr Hague, the Leader of the Commons, was accused of damaging his reputation with what Labour called a 'grubby' and 'squalid' attempt to ambush the Speaker on his final day in Parliament. The Prime Minister, who raced back from an election campaign visit to take part in the vote, also faced criticism from opponents. Mr Cameron, who has a personal feud with Mr Bercow and referred to him as a 'dwarf' in a speech in 2010, was heard declaring as he strode into the Commons: 'I wouldn't miss this for the world!' However, some of the Speaker's friends conceded it was clear that Parliament is bitterly divided over his stewardship. They say he may now need to signal his intention to stand down within the next two years. Former Conservative vice chairman Michael Fabricant, a critic of the Speaker, said: 'The question now being asked by MPs is will Bercow survive the confidence vote on the first day after general election?' Unpopular with senior Tory and Lib Dem ministers because of his intemperate outbursts, critics wanted to replace Mr Bercow with Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle or the DUP's Nigel Dodds immediately after the election. Commons Leader William Hague today defended the move which Labour branded 'petty and spiteful' The coalition parties wanted to change the rules so that MPs who vote to remove a Speaker can do so in a secret ballot. That way critics could try to oust him without fear of reprisal if he survived, making his removal far more likely. The sway of a Speaker over an MP's career is such that few are ever prepared to make public criticisms. The rule change would also have brought the Parliamentary practice of secret ballots in line with elections for the chairmen of Commons committees and those for a new Speaker. Labour sources revealed last night how Mr Bercow gave them extra time to draft MPs back to Parliament in sufficient numbers to save him. With Labour having already let many of its MPs leave Parliament early to take part in election campaigning, it initially appeared the Government would pass the reform with ease. David Cameron was all smiles as he visited a factory with Boris Johnson this morning, but in the Commons his attempt to ambush Mr Bercow dramatically back fired . But Mr Bercow's decision to allow three separate urgent questions gave the Opposition crucial hours to haul MPs back to the Commons. Some 23 Tories also voted against the Government – saving Mr Bercow's skin – including 1922 committee chairman Graham Brady, former leadership contender David Davis and former frontbenchers Bernard Jenkin, Cheryl Gillan and Sir Edward Leigh. The intervention of Mr Walker, the Conservative chairman of the Commons procedure committee, appeared to help swing the vote. He was in tears as he told the Commons he had been 'played as a fool' by Mr Hague and Mr Gove, who had failed to tell him that they planned to spring the move. 'I have been played as a fool and when I go home tonight I will look in the mirror and see an honourable fool looking back at me and I would much rather be an honourable fool in this and any other matter than a clever man,' the MP said. Mr Hague defended the proposed reform as 'fair, democratic and thus completely justified' and denied it was linked to any 'grudge' against the Speaker. 'I think a secret ballot frees members of this House completely from pressure from their parties or from the chair,' he said. Tory anger at Mr Bercow has been brewing for months, if not years. He has frequently clashed with Mr Cameron, who has often mocked his height. In April last year Mr Bercow tried to humiliate the PM in the Commons by cutting him off mid-sentence. During raucous exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron was shouted down by Labour MPs and interrupted by Mr Bercow. As the PM tried to protest that he had not finished, the Speaker hit back: 'He can take it from me that he is finished Mr Bercow also sought to humiliate Home Secretary Theresa May over government plans for a vote on EU powers, including the European Arrest Warrant. He frequently interrupts debates to berate MPs, including frontbenchers. He told Michael Gove to stop 'gyrating around' and teased David Cameron's parliamentary aide Gavin Williamson that his job is to 'fetch and carry notes and to nod and shake his head in the right places'. Tory MP Michael Fabricant has been branded a 'silly man' and Guy Opperman likened to a 'perspiring postman'. Senior Tory MPs got so fed up with John Bercow's rudeness last year that they formed what has been called 'the BBB Club', members of which complain they have been 'Bol****ed By Bercow'. They even created a lapel badge, featuring three bees, which they planned to wear in the Commons. The design of the badge was calculated to poke fun at the Speaker's extreme phobia of wasps and bees, which is said to date back to his childhood. | Dataset: ccdv/cnn_dailymail/3.0.0/validation | 10.7 | 113.579724 | 1,224 | 58.180987 | 0.782178 | 0.821215 | 0.800839 | 0.619452 | 0.000424 | 3.516417 | -0.693751 | -0.5944 | -0.555083 | null | 0.088428 | 0.226814 | 0.245756 | null |
32 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | -0.150967 | null | 0.578899 | 0.114641 | 0.175765 | null | 0.777362 | 0.492477 |
33 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | null | 0.279318 | 0.682799 | -0.241743 | null | 0.382428 | 0.881262 | 0.136092 |
34 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | null | 0.565388 | -0.145044 | 0.611548 | null | 0.668498 | 0.053418 | 0.989383 |
35 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | -0.10964 | 0.156346 | null | 0.387505 | 0.217093 | 0.259456 | null | 0.76534 |
36 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | 0.367042 | null | 0.335749 | 0.44661 | 0.693775 | null | 0.534212 | 0.824445 |
37 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | 0.116166 | 0.284873 | -0.196269 | null | 0.442899 | 0.387983 | 0.002194 | null |
38 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | null | 0.363312 | 0.688988 | 0.138731 | null | 0.466422 | 0.887451 | 0.516566 |
39 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | null | 0.266918 | 0.255645 | -0.225254 | null | 0.370028 | 0.454107 | 0.152581 |
40 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | null | 0.426934 | 0.694254 | 0.353526 | null | 0.530045 | 0.892716 | 0.731361 |
41 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | -0.167336 | 0.124007 | -0.110207 | null | 0.159397 | 0.227117 | 0.088255 | null |
42 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | 0.485396 | 0.664066 | null | 0.240373 | 0.812128 | 0.767176 | null | 0.618208 |
43 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | 0.249961 | 0.492563 | null | 0.371796 | 0.576694 | 0.595673 | null | 0.749631 |
44 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | 0.399733 | 0.167461 | null | -0.279249 | 0.726466 | 0.270571 | null | 0.098586 |
45 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | 0.432092 | 0.347871 | null | 0.544803 | 0.758825 | 0.450982 | null | 0.922638 |
46 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | 0.585174 | 0.590147 | 0.357857 | null | 0.911907 | 0.693257 | 0.55632 | null |
47 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | 0.283585 | 0.621358 | 0.282861 | null | 0.610318 | 0.724468 | 0.481324 | null |
48 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | 0.619126 | 0.544158 | 0.196699 | null | 0.945858 | 0.647268 | 0.395162 | null |
49 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | 0.55703 | null | 0.598207 | 0.214777 | 0.883763 | null | 0.796669 | 0.592612 |
50 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | 0.198513 | 0.641613 | 0.423305 | null | 0.525245 | 0.744724 | 0.621767 | null |
51 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | 0.32028 | 0.320746 | null | -0.175596 | 0.647013 | 0.423856 | null | 0.202239 |
52 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | null | 0.636061 | 0.237255 | 0.405736 | null | 0.739172 | 0.435717 | 0.783571 |
53 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | 0.331846 | 0.30053 | null | -0.357645 | 0.658579 | 0.40364 | null | 0.02019 |
54 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | -0.124616 | null | 0.366102 | 0.293311 | 0.202117 | null | 0.564565 | 0.671146 |
55 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | 0.474608 | null | 0.420812 | -0.335024 | 0.801341 | null | 0.619274 | 0.042812 |
56 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | null | 0.236845 | 0.186888 | 0.265635 | null | 0.339955 | 0.385351 | 0.64347 |
57 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | -0.167128 | null | 0.167132 | 0.580967 | 0.159604 | null | 0.365595 | 0.958802 |
58 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | null | 0.464752 | 0.647282 | 0.450815 | null | 0.567862 | 0.845744 | 0.82865 |
59 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | 0.345226 | 0.100771 | 0.541111 | null | 0.671958 | 0.203881 | 0.739574 | null |
60 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | 0.36547 | 0.555509 | 0.359794 | null | 0.692203 | 0.65862 | 0.558257 | null |
61 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | 0.621405 | 0.323542 | 0.496134 | null | 0.948138 | 0.426652 | 0.694597 | null |
62 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | 0.412787 | 0.556999 | null | 0.339445 | 0.73952 | 0.660109 | null | 0.71728 |
63 | 7,577 | this happened a week ago. anyway its a friday afternoon, and my friend just got out of school he's a freshman, and i'm a junior and we have been best friends ever since. so my friend has an xbox one and the original xbox that was made in 2005 and we haven't played in years! so i decided hey lets go back and play some of the classics? so we got out our games star wars battle front, star wars battle front 2, the tom clancy's series and a whole lot more games. so we plug in the xbox that wasn't plugged in like years, we were both in a nostalgic phase. after seeing how long its been we put a tom clancy disk in and watch the trap door shut! the xbox did its magic and crashed! we both looked at each other and wondered wtf happened? my friend came to a conclusion that i killed his xbox and its gone forever. on the other hand i wanted to fix the problem, so i unplugged it gave it a couple taps and it still din't work so i wondered maybe its just the power cord? lets see if it works? i unplugged the power cord from the xbox and bended a paper clip and put it on both sides of the metal inside of the cord, i plugged it in touched the two metal ends in the xbox pressed the power button and boom! nothing so i was like fuck this shit and forgetting i was still holding the highly electric cord it fell on the carpet made a shocking noise and burned the carpet! it also cut out the power in the whole house, luckily i reset the breakers switch in the house. i started laughing because i was such an idiot, and my friend said well you totally killed my xbox now. i was like i was trying to give it some cpr. r.i.p. xbox 2005-2014 | Dataset: ctr4si/reddit_tifu/short/train | 6.1 | 53.474286 | 362 | 51.234568 | 0.326733 | 0.10311 | 0.198463 | 0.377835 | 0.000057 | 0.46961 | -0.14534 | 0.500993 | null | 0.441007 | 0.181393 | 0.604103 | null | 0.818842 |
64 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | -0.189996 | 0.347632 | 0.136542 | null | 0.097132 | 0.701058 | 0.417464 | null |
65 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | 0.643629 | 0.643692 | null | 0.491983 | 0.930757 | 0.997119 | null | 0.802987 |
66 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | -0.117502 | null | 0.28274 | 0.507701 | 0.169627 | null | 0.563662 | 0.818705 |
67 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | null | -0.202115 | 0.639375 | 0.445496 | null | 0.151311 | 0.920297 | 0.7565 |
68 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | null | -0.193553 | -0.237562 | 0.343768 | null | 0.159873 | 0.043361 | 0.654772 |
69 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | 0.425698 | -0.184801 | 0.353627 | null | 0.712827 | 0.168625 | 0.634549 | null |
70 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | 0.570176 | 0.588458 | null | 0.143436 | 0.857304 | 0.941884 | null | 0.45444 |
71 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | 0.502766 | 0.191464 | -0.212554 | null | 0.789895 | 0.54489 | 0.068369 | null |
72 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | 0.242349 | null | 0.178504 | 0.124017 | 0.529478 | null | 0.459427 | 0.435021 |
73 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | null | 0.35625 | 0.385517 | 0.411703 | null | 0.709676 | 0.666439 | 0.722707 |
74 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | null | -0.116903 | 0.40295 | 0.368698 | null | 0.236524 | 0.683872 | 0.679702 |
75 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | 0.311418 | 0.126904 | null | 0.160812 | 0.598547 | 0.480331 | null | 0.471816 |
76 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | 0.271502 | 0.389065 | 0.343135 | null | 0.558631 | 0.742491 | 0.624058 | null |
77 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | 0.25578 | null | 0.136275 | -0.1972 | 0.542909 | null | 0.417197 | 0.113804 |
78 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | 0.159371 | 0.526201 | null | 0.682353 | 0.4465 | 0.879627 | null | 0.993357 |
79 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | 0.33871 | 0.63445 | 0.652361 | null | 0.625839 | 0.987877 | 0.933283 | null |
80 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | -0.130891 | null | 0.106491 | 0.457102 | 0.156238 | null | 0.387413 | 0.768106 |
81 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | null | 0.119714 | 0.269539 | 0.619582 | null | 0.47314 | 0.550461 | 0.930586 |
82 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | -0.138052 | null | -0.233992 | 0.612809 | 0.149077 | null | 0.046931 | 0.923813 |
83 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | 0.42255 | null | -0.142549 | 0.12441 | 0.709679 | null | 0.138374 | 0.435413 |
84 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | null | 0.5998 | 0.531482 | 0.258909 | null | 0.953226 | 0.812404 | 0.569913 |
85 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | null | -0.15386 | 0.479093 | 0.573902 | null | 0.199567 | 0.760016 | 0.884906 |
86 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | 0.193694 | null | 0.149506 | 0.128082 | 0.480823 | null | 0.430429 | 0.439086 |
87 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | -0.202861 | null | 0.488926 | 0.641173 | 0.084268 | null | 0.769848 | 0.952177 |
88 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | 0.388137 | 0.537082 | 0.561382 | null | 0.675266 | 0.890508 | 0.842305 | null |
89 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | 0.295272 | -0.259887 | null | 0.648916 | 0.582401 | 0.093539 | null | 0.95992 |
90 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | null | 0.43368 | 0.412807 | 0.35588 | null | 0.787107 | 0.693729 | 0.666884 |
91 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | 0.219946 | null | -0.245586 | -0.136677 | 0.507075 | null | 0.035336 | 0.174327 |
92 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | -0.275183 | 0.311707 | null | 0.587412 | 0.011946 | 0.665134 | null | 0.898416 |
93 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | 0.324652 | 0.406326 | null | 0.33746 | 0.611781 | 0.759752 | null | 0.648464 |
94 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | 0.654865 | null | 0.117383 | 0.512987 | 0.941994 | null | 0.398306 | 0.823991 |
95 | 4,900 | "A man of a very ill-regulated mind," observes Sir Leicester with
severity. "An extremely dangerous person in any community. A man of a
very low character of mind." "He is obstinate," says Mr. Tulkinghorn. "It is natural to such a man to be so," says Sir Leicester, looking
most profoundly obstinate himself. "I am not at all surprised to hear
it." "The only question is," pursues the lawyer, "whether you will give up
anything." "No, sir," replies Sir Leicester. "Nothing. I give up?" "I don't mean anything of importance. That, of course, I know you
would not abandon. I mean any minor point." "Mr. Tulkinghorn," returns Sir Leicester, "there can be no minor
point between myself and Mr. Boythorn. If I go farther, and observe
that I cannot readily conceive how ANY right of mine can be a minor
point, I speak not so much in reference to myself as an individual as
in reference to the family position I have it in charge to maintain." Mr. Tulkinghorn inclines his head again. "I have now my
instructions," he says. "Mr. Boythorn will give us a good deal of
trouble--"
"It is the character of such a mind, Mr. Tulkinghorn," Sir Leicester
interrupts him, "TO give trouble. An exceedingly ill-conditioned,
levelling person. A person who, fifty years ago, would probably have
been tried at the Old Bailey for some demagogue proceeding, and
severely punished--if not," adds Sir Leicester after a moment's
pause, "if not hanged, drawn, and quartered." Sir Leicester appears to discharge his stately breast of a burden in
passing this capital sentence, as if it were the next satisfactory
thing to having the sentence executed. "But night is coming on," says he, "and my Lady will take cold. My
dear, let us go in." As they turn towards the hall-door, Lady Dedlock addresses Mr.
Tulkinghorn for the first time. "You sent me a message respecting the person whose writing I happened
to inquire about. It was like you to remember the circumstance; I had
quite forgotten it. Your message reminded me of it again. I can't
imagine what association I had with a hand like that, but I surely
had some." "You had some?" Mr. Tulkinghorn repeats. | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 5.7 | 74.425778 | 480 | 49.313187 | 0.287129 | 0.353426 | 0.280922 | 0.311004 | 0.00009 | 0.746792 | -0.20941 | null | 0.201413 | -0.237269 | 0.077719 | null | 0.482336 | 0.073734 |
96 | 3,732 | And yet I stood
before that fellow face to face and didn't knock his brains out!" "Teeth, you mean?" said Mr. Jarndyce. "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Mr. Lawrence Boythorn, really making the whole
house vibrate. "What, you have not forgotten it yet! Ha, ha, ha! And
that was another most consummate vagabond! By my soul, the
countenance of that fellow when he was a boy was the blackest image
of perfidy, cowardice, and cruelty ever set up as a scarecrow in a
field of scoundrels. If I were to meet that most unparalleled despot
in the streets to-morrow, I would fell him like a rotten tree!" "I have no doubt of it," said Mr. Jarndyce. "Now, will you come
upstairs?" "By my soul, Jarndyce," returned his guest, who seemed to refer to
his watch, "if you had been married, I would have turned back at the
garden-gate and gone away to the remotest summits of the Himalaya
Mountains sooner than I would have presented myself at this
unseasonable hour." "Not quite so far, I hope?" said Mr. Jarndyce. "By my life and honour, yes!" cried the visitor. "I wouldn't be
guilty of the audacious insolence of keeping a lady of the house
waiting all this time for any earthly consideration. I would
infinitely rather destroy myself--infinitely rather!" Talking thus, they went upstairs, and presently we heard him in his
bedroom thundering "Ha, ha, ha!" and again "Ha, ha, ha!" until the
flattest echo in the neighbourhood seemed to catch the contagion and
to laugh as enjoyingly as he did or as we did when we heard him
laugh. We all conceived a prepossession in his favour, for there was a
sterling quality in this laugh, and in his vigorous, healthy voice,
and in the roundness and fullness with which he uttered every word he
spoke, and in the very fury of his superlatives, which seemed to go
off like blank cannons and hurt nothing. But we were hardly prepared
to have it so confirmed by his appearance when Mr. Jarndyce presented
him. He was not only a very handsome old gentleman--upright and
stalwart as he had been described to us--with a massive grey head, a
fine composure of face when silent, a figure that might have become
corpulent but for his being so continually in earnest that he gave it
no rest, and a chin that might have subsided into a double chin but
for the vehement emphasis in which it was constantly required to
assist; but he was such a true gentleman in his manner, so
chivalrously polite, his face was lighted by a smile of so much
sweetness and tenderness, and it seemed so plain that he had nothing
to hide, but showed himself exactly as he was--incapable, as Richard
said, of anything on a limited scale, and firing away with those
blank great guns because he carried no small arms whatever--that
really I could not help looking at him with equal pleasure as he sat
at dinner, whether he smilingly conversed with Ada and me, or was led
by Mr. Jarndyce into some great volley of superlatives, or threw up
his head like a bloodhound and gave out that tremendous "Ha, ha, ha!" "You have brought your bird with you, I suppose?" said Mr. Jarndyce. "By heaven, he is the most astonishing bird in Europe!" replied the
other. "He IS the most wonderful creature! | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 7.4 | 88.301154 | 691 | 50.617284 | 0.455446 | 0.519201 | 0.428372 | 0.356364 | 0.000149 | 1.238476 | 0.212617 | -0.338181 | null | 0.470436 | 0.668063 | 0.18102 | null | 0.8268 |
97 | 3,732 | And yet I stood
before that fellow face to face and didn't knock his brains out!" "Teeth, you mean?" said Mr. Jarndyce. "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Mr. Lawrence Boythorn, really making the whole
house vibrate. "What, you have not forgotten it yet! Ha, ha, ha! And
that was another most consummate vagabond! By my soul, the
countenance of that fellow when he was a boy was the blackest image
of perfidy, cowardice, and cruelty ever set up as a scarecrow in a
field of scoundrels. If I were to meet that most unparalleled despot
in the streets to-morrow, I would fell him like a rotten tree!" "I have no doubt of it," said Mr. Jarndyce. "Now, will you come
upstairs?" "By my soul, Jarndyce," returned his guest, who seemed to refer to
his watch, "if you had been married, I would have turned back at the
garden-gate and gone away to the remotest summits of the Himalaya
Mountains sooner than I would have presented myself at this
unseasonable hour." "Not quite so far, I hope?" said Mr. Jarndyce. "By my life and honour, yes!" cried the visitor. "I wouldn't be
guilty of the audacious insolence of keeping a lady of the house
waiting all this time for any earthly consideration. I would
infinitely rather destroy myself--infinitely rather!" Talking thus, they went upstairs, and presently we heard him in his
bedroom thundering "Ha, ha, ha!" and again "Ha, ha, ha!" until the
flattest echo in the neighbourhood seemed to catch the contagion and
to laugh as enjoyingly as he did or as we did when we heard him
laugh. We all conceived a prepossession in his favour, for there was a
sterling quality in this laugh, and in his vigorous, healthy voice,
and in the roundness and fullness with which he uttered every word he
spoke, and in the very fury of his superlatives, which seemed to go
off like blank cannons and hurt nothing. But we were hardly prepared
to have it so confirmed by his appearance when Mr. Jarndyce presented
him. He was not only a very handsome old gentleman--upright and
stalwart as he had been described to us--with a massive grey head, a
fine composure of face when silent, a figure that might have become
corpulent but for his being so continually in earnest that he gave it
no rest, and a chin that might have subsided into a double chin but
for the vehement emphasis in which it was constantly required to
assist; but he was such a true gentleman in his manner, so
chivalrously polite, his face was lighted by a smile of so much
sweetness and tenderness, and it seemed so plain that he had nothing
to hide, but showed himself exactly as he was--incapable, as Richard
said, of anything on a limited scale, and firing away with those
blank great guns because he carried no small arms whatever--that
really I could not help looking at him with equal pleasure as he sat
at dinner, whether he smilingly conversed with Ada and me, or was led
by Mr. Jarndyce into some great volley of superlatives, or threw up
his head like a bloodhound and gave out that tremendous "Ha, ha, ha!" "You have brought your bird with you, I suppose?" said Mr. Jarndyce. "By heaven, he is the most astonishing bird in Europe!" replied the
other. "He IS the most wonderful creature! | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 7.4 | 88.301154 | 691 | 50.617284 | 0.455446 | 0.519201 | 0.428372 | 0.356364 | 0.000149 | 1.238476 | 0.304319 | 0.174354 | 0.462401 | null | 0.759764 | 0.693555 | 0.890773 | null |
98 | 3,732 | And yet I stood
before that fellow face to face and didn't knock his brains out!" "Teeth, you mean?" said Mr. Jarndyce. "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Mr. Lawrence Boythorn, really making the whole
house vibrate. "What, you have not forgotten it yet! Ha, ha, ha! And
that was another most consummate vagabond! By my soul, the
countenance of that fellow when he was a boy was the blackest image
of perfidy, cowardice, and cruelty ever set up as a scarecrow in a
field of scoundrels. If I were to meet that most unparalleled despot
in the streets to-morrow, I would fell him like a rotten tree!" "I have no doubt of it," said Mr. Jarndyce. "Now, will you come
upstairs?" "By my soul, Jarndyce," returned his guest, who seemed to refer to
his watch, "if you had been married, I would have turned back at the
garden-gate and gone away to the remotest summits of the Himalaya
Mountains sooner than I would have presented myself at this
unseasonable hour." "Not quite so far, I hope?" said Mr. Jarndyce. "By my life and honour, yes!" cried the visitor. "I wouldn't be
guilty of the audacious insolence of keeping a lady of the house
waiting all this time for any earthly consideration. I would
infinitely rather destroy myself--infinitely rather!" Talking thus, they went upstairs, and presently we heard him in his
bedroom thundering "Ha, ha, ha!" and again "Ha, ha, ha!" until the
flattest echo in the neighbourhood seemed to catch the contagion and
to laugh as enjoyingly as he did or as we did when we heard him
laugh. We all conceived a prepossession in his favour, for there was a
sterling quality in this laugh, and in his vigorous, healthy voice,
and in the roundness and fullness with which he uttered every word he
spoke, and in the very fury of his superlatives, which seemed to go
off like blank cannons and hurt nothing. But we were hardly prepared
to have it so confirmed by his appearance when Mr. Jarndyce presented
him. He was not only a very handsome old gentleman--upright and
stalwart as he had been described to us--with a massive grey head, a
fine composure of face when silent, a figure that might have become
corpulent but for his being so continually in earnest that he gave it
no rest, and a chin that might have subsided into a double chin but
for the vehement emphasis in which it was constantly required to
assist; but he was such a true gentleman in his manner, so
chivalrously polite, his face was lighted by a smile of so much
sweetness and tenderness, and it seemed so plain that he had nothing
to hide, but showed himself exactly as he was--incapable, as Richard
said, of anything on a limited scale, and firing away with those
blank great guns because he carried no small arms whatever--that
really I could not help looking at him with equal pleasure as he sat
at dinner, whether he smilingly conversed with Ada and me, or was led
by Mr. Jarndyce into some great volley of superlatives, or threw up
his head like a bloodhound and gave out that tremendous "Ha, ha, ha!" "You have brought your bird with you, I suppose?" said Mr. Jarndyce. "By heaven, he is the most astonishing bird in Europe!" replied the
other. "He IS the most wonderful creature! | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 7.4 | 88.301154 | 691 | 50.617284 | 0.455446 | 0.519201 | 0.428372 | 0.356364 | 0.000149 | 1.238476 | 0.443042 | 0.312393 | 0.370157 | null | 0.898487 | 0.831594 | 0.798529 | null |
99 | 3,732 | And yet I stood
before that fellow face to face and didn't knock his brains out!" "Teeth, you mean?" said Mr. Jarndyce. "Ha, ha, ha!" laughed Mr. Lawrence Boythorn, really making the whole
house vibrate. "What, you have not forgotten it yet! Ha, ha, ha! And
that was another most consummate vagabond! By my soul, the
countenance of that fellow when he was a boy was the blackest image
of perfidy, cowardice, and cruelty ever set up as a scarecrow in a
field of scoundrels. If I were to meet that most unparalleled despot
in the streets to-morrow, I would fell him like a rotten tree!" "I have no doubt of it," said Mr. Jarndyce. "Now, will you come
upstairs?" "By my soul, Jarndyce," returned his guest, who seemed to refer to
his watch, "if you had been married, I would have turned back at the
garden-gate and gone away to the remotest summits of the Himalaya
Mountains sooner than I would have presented myself at this
unseasonable hour." "Not quite so far, I hope?" said Mr. Jarndyce. "By my life and honour, yes!" cried the visitor. "I wouldn't be
guilty of the audacious insolence of keeping a lady of the house
waiting all this time for any earthly consideration. I would
infinitely rather destroy myself--infinitely rather!" Talking thus, they went upstairs, and presently we heard him in his
bedroom thundering "Ha, ha, ha!" and again "Ha, ha, ha!" until the
flattest echo in the neighbourhood seemed to catch the contagion and
to laugh as enjoyingly as he did or as we did when we heard him
laugh. We all conceived a prepossession in his favour, for there was a
sterling quality in this laugh, and in his vigorous, healthy voice,
and in the roundness and fullness with which he uttered every word he
spoke, and in the very fury of his superlatives, which seemed to go
off like blank cannons and hurt nothing. But we were hardly prepared
to have it so confirmed by his appearance when Mr. Jarndyce presented
him. He was not only a very handsome old gentleman--upright and
stalwart as he had been described to us--with a massive grey head, a
fine composure of face when silent, a figure that might have become
corpulent but for his being so continually in earnest that he gave it
no rest, and a chin that might have subsided into a double chin but
for the vehement emphasis in which it was constantly required to
assist; but he was such a true gentleman in his manner, so
chivalrously polite, his face was lighted by a smile of so much
sweetness and tenderness, and it seemed so plain that he had nothing
to hide, but showed himself exactly as he was--incapable, as Richard
said, of anything on a limited scale, and firing away with those
blank great guns because he carried no small arms whatever--that
really I could not help looking at him with equal pleasure as he sat
at dinner, whether he smilingly conversed with Ada and me, or was led
by Mr. Jarndyce into some great volley of superlatives, or threw up
his head like a bloodhound and gave out that tremendous "Ha, ha, ha!" "You have brought your bird with you, I suppose?" said Mr. Jarndyce. "By heaven, he is the most astonishing bird in Europe!" replied the
other. "He IS the most wonderful creature! | Dataset: kmfoda/booksum/validation | 7.4 | 88.301154 | 691 | 50.617284 | 0.455446 | 0.519201 | 0.428372 | 0.356364 | 0.000149 | 1.238476 | -0.25845 | -0.180363 | 0.406485 | null | 0.196995 | 0.338838 | 0.834857 | null |
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