The UK parliament selects a new speaker Monday, a once unremarkable event that is now charged with significance following the previous occupant’s role in Brexit. Seven MPs are running to replace John Bercow, who placed himself front and centre of the Brexit saga by choosing amendments and introducing procedures that Leave-supporting MPs claimed were designed to frustrate Britain’s departure from the European Union. Bercow also faced accusations that he fostered a culture of bullying within the lower House of Commons.