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The previous Speaker, John Bercow, relaxed the rules, telling MPs they didn't need to wear a tie, but his successor Sir Lindsay Hoyle is having none of it.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

German media reported Alexander Hoffmann, head of the Christian Social Union parliamentary group, would take over Spahn's duties until a successor was chosen.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

Sir Keir has said he would support his successor and offer him advice privately, if asked.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

"I will give my wholehearted support to my successor. I want this Labour government to be a success," he said, when asked what advice he had for his successor.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

There were four little girls, and two little boys, besides the baby who might have been either, and the baby’s next successor who was as yet neither.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

But Rabin, and several of his successors, have done precisely that.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Fearful that spending millions to fix it up would draw charges of wasting taxpayer money, prime ministers have long shied away from repairing Canada’s most well-known fixer-upper, punting decisions about its fate to their successors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

It all traces back to an over-30-year-old legal brief from Big Tobacco: They created the modern liability shield playbook and invented the legal interpretation that its successors are now trying to complete.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

Starmer, who announced on Monday he was stepping down after losing the support of his own MPs, has authorised so-called access talks with prospective successors to begin "as soon as possible," Downing Street said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Lincoln set a new standard for political oratory, but he didn’t abolish what went before—and the high style is still visible in Lincoln’s successors.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith