Whaley Bridge

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A red-eyed John Bercow appears on A Number of Tuesday's front pages, photographed during his emotional resignation speech from the Speaker's Chair in The Commons .

Much like the MPs who heard it, only half of whom applauded, the commentators are divided. The Financial Times and The Guardian note Mr Bercow's role in empowering backbenchers and the Daily Mirror says history will be kinder than his enemies.

Ian Dunt , writing on Politics. co. uk, an activist Speaker when the government worked actively to dismiss, degrade and eventually suspend Parliament.

But The Times calls Mr Bercow a polarising figure, while the The Daily Telegraph says he leaves a legacy of mistrust.

The Daily Mail 's Richard Littlejohn dismisses the Speaker as. In The Sun 's view, he's a

The Daily Express prefers to focus on, in which he refused to ask the EU for a delay, and accused opposition MPs of "cowardice" for stalling a general election.

By contrast, Robert Shrimsley in the FT thinks Mr Johnson's increasingly shrill statements and briefings show. HuffPost UK's Paul Waugh describes him as a

'Pill popping nation'

In other news, the Daily Mail welcomes A Promise of action by Health Secretary Matt Hancock to help patients addicted to prescription drugs.

The Paper and it hails as a victory official recommendations for a national helpline and new guidelines for doctors.

The story is also The Lead in The Sun , which says Britain has become.

'Honouring cronies'

Theresa May's resignation list is the main story for the Daily Mirror .

"Mrs May exploited The System to recognise the loyalty and devotion of her own officials," The Paper says.

The Guardian returns to Whaley Bridge , the Derbyshire town that was threatened with disaster Six Weeks ago when a dam threatened to collapse, and finds it has become a including busloads of Chinese visitors keen to take photos of the reservoir.

Businesses are bustling and The Local baker says she has been working around The Clock since reopening after the evacuation. Some call it the Chernobyl effect, says The Guardian , only without the deadly radiation.

And finally

The Times recounts how the Hollywood star of a new film set in Wolverhampton perfected the Black Country accent.

Beanie Feldstein , a native of Los Angeles , was cast in How To Build a Girl after producers struggled to find a British actress for the part of a teenager desperate to escape Wolverhampton.

Her co-workers in The Shop said that she blended in well and quickly fooled locals with her mastery of obscure Black Country phrases.

The Actress became particularly fond of the phrase "ta-ra a bit", meaning goodbye, and staff now hope it will catch on in California .

Source of news: bbc.com