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Mon 06 Jun 2009New Commons speaker elected
British lawmakers picked a 46-year-old moderate Conservative to drive reform as speaker of parliament's lower house today, but analysts say fixing the damage after an expenses scandal will take more than a new face.
Moderniser John Bercow, who has served as a member of parliament since 1997, takes over from Michael Martin after he was forced to step down because of dissatisfaction with his handling of the far-reaching expenses affair.
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