Guardian: Tory rebel accuses MPs of ignorance

Nicholas Watt and John Carvel. John Bercow, the arch Tory moderniser, yesterday mounted a passionate defence of his decision to resign from the shadow cabinet over his party's opposition to gay couples adopting children. Speaking in a long Commons debate, the former shadow pensions minister criticised the "arrogance and ignorance" of MPs who ignored expert advice that unmarried couples - gay and straight - should be allowed to adopt.