'I'm not packing': Sally Bercow returns to Twitter after five year absence to taunt Tories who are demanding husband John honours his pledge to QUIT as Commons Speaker by June 22

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John Bercow's wife Sally has been taunting Tories who are demanding the Speaker honours a pledge to quit by June 22.

Mrs Bercow hit back at critics of her husband - who has been facing accusations of bullying and sexist behaviour - after resurrecting her Twitter account. 

She also backed Conservative Remainers who have been trying to force concessions out of the government on Brexit, and branded Donald Trump a 'fool'.

Mrs Bercow's Twitter account was reactivated late last week after falling silent five years ago when she apologised for defaming a Tory peer.

Before that she had been a well-known user of the site, and made an appearance on reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother.

Sally Bercow hit back at critics of her husband John (pictured together in 2013) after resurrecting her Twitter account

Mrs Bercow has responded to calls from ex-minister James Duddridge for her husband to stick to his vow

Mrs Bercow also took aim at US president Donald Trump - who the Speaker has said should not be allowed to deliver a speech at Parliament

Mrs Bercow, who lives with her husband and their three children at his grace-and-favour residence at Parliament, also condemned Theresa May for arguing at the weekend that MPs must not tie the hands of government on Brexit.

She wrote: 'This is dangerous, anti-democratic nonsense. Parliament MUST be able to tie the hands of Government. Now all we need is MPs willing to do so!'

Mrs Bercow, a former Labour activist, urged MPs to pass an amendment designed to ensure Parliament gets a 'meaningful vote' if there is no deal with the EU.

'This kind of symbolic, meaningless vote is precisely what Theresa May is hoping for on Brexit deal,' she wrote. 'Please urge your (Tory) MP to vote for Grieve/Hailsham amendment to prevent it.'

She also praised arch-Remainer Lord Hailsham's speech in the Lords on yesterday as 'wonderful'.

And she retweeted messages dismissing the Brexit dividend - money saved from not having to pay annually into the EU's coffers - to fund the NHS as a 'lie'.

She wrote: 'Depressing to see some sections of media playing along with 10 Downing Street and spinning unicorns. The "Brexit dividend" does not exist.'

In other messages, she called US President Donald Trump a 'fool' and said she wanted his visit cancelled. Mr Bercow previously declared that he would block Mr Trump from delivering a speech at parliament.

The Speaker promised when he was elected that he would serve for a nine years - a deadline which arrives on Friday.

But he has refused to step down, despite growing numbers of Conservative MPs calling on him not to break his promise. He has faced a series of allegations about bullying staff and sexist behaviour towards government ministers - which he strongly denies.

On Monday night, Mrs Bercow responded to calls from ex-minister James Duddridge for her husband to stick to his vow.

Mrs Bercow joked that her husband was frustrated duties in the Commons were stopping him watching the England football match last night

Mrs Bercow mocked efforts by Tories to oust her husband - who previously pledged to quit by June 22 this year

Mr and Mrs Bercow (pictured together in 2016) live at the grace-and-favour Speaker's apartment in Parliament

She tweeted: 'On Friday, I look forward to a school visit, lunch with a friend, son's football tournament and my mum coming to stay for the weekend. I haven't started packing yet. Sorry to disappoint @JamesDuddridge.'

Mrs Bercow also mocked previous attempts to unseat her husband.

She wrote: 'Just keeping eye out for fake news as last time Telegraph reported 150 MPs were out to remove John - but it turned out to be five.'

Mrs Bercow's return comes five years after she used Twitter to hint that Tory peer Lord McAlpine was the man implied to be a paedophile by the BBC's Newsnight programme.

She apologised at the High Court and agreed to pay damages.

Her tweets started again on 14 June, almost five years after the only other message on her page.

From 22 October 2013, it says: 'I have apologised sincerely to Lord McAlpine in court - I hope others have learned tweeting can inflict real harm on people's lives.'