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MPs attack 'pernicious and snobbish' campaign to oust Martin

Labour MPs and peers last night rallied behind Michael Martin, denouncing what they see as a "nasty", "sickening" and "pernicious" campaign to get him ousted as the £138,000-a-year Commons Speaker.

Labour MPs and peers last night rallied behind Michael Martin, denouncing what they see as a "nasty", "sickening" and "pernicious" campaign to get him ousted as the £138,000-a-year Commons Speaker.