Bishop tells Abbott she will tender her resignation as Speaker to the governor general.
"I, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, in terms of section 96 of the constitution of Zimbabwe, hereby formally tender my resignation," the speaker said, reading from what he said was Mugabe's letter.
"After speaking to the house authorities, I will formally tender my resignation to Mr Speaker so that it coincides with the timetable for the election of other committee chairs, such as the Brexit committee, culture, media and sport, and science and technology, so that the elections can take place together".
I wonder whether her political masters would agree with her? Indeed, there seemed to be a consensus among most of the speakers that putting out a tender is a complex and risky business.
Now the speaker seems to be murmuring tender, lustrous words to a baby being breast-fed ("the scent of milk / in that photograph, the coil of your double crown as you fed").
Bronwyn Bishop tendered her resignation as Speaker of the House to governor general Peter Cosgrove, following weeks of expenses scandals that had threatened to derail the government.
A spokesman for Mr. Mashhadani, Jabar al-Mashhadani, refused to confirm whether the speaker had tendered his resignation, although he would not deny it.
Such a virgin is the speaker in Carter's poem, but she is not a tender little thing.
To my surprise, one speaker, a lawyer, claimed that there were ways of avoiding a full-blown tender, if you can be satisfied that there is only one capable provider for the services.
The speakers were warm in their reminiscences and respect, and when it came to hearing from Pegler the applause was profoundly tender.
