The speaker who sits on the big chair at the far end
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Thomas Thorpe - Speaker of the House of Commons - died in
1461.
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Speaker
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The British House of Commons...In the British House of Commons, the house is split into two sides - left and right. Members of the Government's political party sit to the Speaker's right hand side, whilst MPs in the opposition party sit on the benches to the Speaker's left.
The front bench of both sides is reserved for member of the Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet.
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The current Speaker of the House of Commons is John Bercow. He
has held the position since 22 June 2009.