Speaker's wife slams William Hague for telling wife's miscarriages
John Bercow’ wife has slammed William Hague for giving out details about his wife’s miscarriages that was included in his statement denying a gay relationship with an aide.
Obviously, it did not sit well with Sally Bercow when the Foreign Secretary had elevated an internet rumor into an item in the national press by revealing his personal life at the expense of his own wife.
Mr Hague exposed his wife’s miscarriages as part of a statement issued in response to rumors that he had had a homosexual relationship with special adviser Christopher Myers, who quit his post.
According to Mr Hague, he and his wife Ffion had ”had enough” and decided to ”put the record straight” to the rumors which had been going around, particularly on internet sites.
In his direct statement issued on Wednesday, Mr Hague denied having an ”improper” relationship with Mr Myers.
Somehow he mentioned they had shared twin-bed hotel rooms, and claimed his marriage was secure.
He also added that his wife had sustained a number of miscarriages as they tried to start a family.
Meanwhile, Mrs Bercow told BBC Radio 4′s Today programme: ”On a human level, I felt really sorry for Ffion Hague and for William.
”But my first thought was why are you doing this? You don’t need to disclose this level of detail to prove you’re not gay.
”I think he was given duff PR advice. It’s elevated something that was circulating on the internet to the national press and the national media. At the most, he should have just said he denied having a gay relationship and said he was happily married.”
Mrs Bercow, got in to controversy herself by revealing she was a ”binge-drinking” ladette before becoming teetotal in 2000, said she had put herself in the media spotlight since she wanted to become a Labour MP.
She continued: ”That’s not the case with Ffion Hague. She’s a capable career woman and not a political figure in that sense.
”I think politicians should be honest about their private life when it impacts on their job. I don’t think it was necessary for William Hague to give this level of information about his wife’s miscarriages.”
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