The business secretary has still to make contact, but Bercow said: "The idea that Lord Mandelson would be inhibited by a bout of shyness is unimaginable." The Speaker said he was clear that reform was required long before the expenses scandal broke, pointing to "a general sense for a long time that Parliament needs to be reformed, and that the role of a backbencher needs to be strengthened".
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