Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow arrived in Switzerland yesterday to speak at an event at the University of Zurich. He used the gig to deliver a warning to Boris Johnson, and said the Remainer law to delay Brexit is “non negotiable”. Mr Bercow who branded the prorogation move a “constitutional outrage” has already traveled to Boston and New York during the suspension.

Mr Bercow, who will be resigning as Speaker of the House at the end of next month, has said the Remainer law to prevent a no deal Brexit is “the law of the land”.

He said leaving without a deal on October 31 is out of the question unless Parliament supports it.

The Speaker was accused of bending the Commons rule book to help the Remainer law pass, as many Brexiteers were furious at his decision to table the motion.

The law forces the Prime Minister to ask Brussels for another Brexit extension if a deal has not been reached by October 18.

This makes it extremely difficult for Mr Johnson to honour his pledge of pulling Britain from the EU on the current Brexit deadline.

He has promised to “obey the law”, but the Prime Minister has also said he would rather be “dead in a ditch” than request another extension from Brussels.

But the Speaker has warned Mr Johnson cannot sidestep the law.

He said: “We have a bill that says there should be no no deal Brexit before October 31 without the will of the British Parliament.

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“That is the law of the land. That is non-negotiable.

“One can no more argue that it is legitimate to disregard that law on the grounds that one is motivated by the noble goal of delivering Brexit by a specified date, than one can justify robbing a bank with the excuse that one fully intends immediately to donate the proceeds of the robbery to a magnificent charitable cause.”

Mr Bercow also used his speech to suggest it might be time for Britain to consider changing to a written constitution.

The UK constitution is famously “unwritten”, meaning it is not contained in a single document like the US constitution is.

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Instead, the UK is governed by innumerable laws and conventions that have amassed over the centuries.

But these conventions have been tested to the limit in recent months, due to the complexity of the Brexit debate.

The Supreme Court is currently considering whether Mr Johnson’s prorogation was unlawful a decision that could have far-reaching implications for the British constitution.

This is because the 11 judges will ultimately decide if political issues are within the remit of the courts.

Advocates of a written constitution say it would provide clear rules and definite answers.

But critics say the current system offers more flexibility and say even the US constitution does not offer an answer to every possible scenario.

Earlier this week Mr Bercow gave a similar Remainer speech in New York, where he said “no force on Earth” will stop Parliament deciding what it wants to do regarding Brexit.

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