By Staff, Agencies The UK House of Commons is electing a new Speaker this Monday to replace John Bercow in what is probably the last major decision of this Parliament before it dissolves ahead of the country’s general election in just over five weeks, according to Bloomberg. The day of the UK Parliament's dissolution will mark the official start of the general election campaign, which will be held on 12 December.

Bercow, 56, who is perceived by many as one of the most controversial recent speakers of the UK Parliament, in no small measure due to his rulings during the Brexit debates, stepped down from his role on 31 October - the original deadline for the country to leave the EU Bercow had previously said he would be standing down on the Brexit deadline or in the case of an early general election being held