A Witchhunt Against John Bercow?

Is it just me or do you think there are the beginnings of attempts by Conservatives to damage Bercow as much as possible, so as to make it more easy to try and unseat him at the next general election?

The reason I have a suspicion is this piece on the BBC Website yesterday, followed by Michael Crick's latest column.

Admittedly some of the rumblings have been inadvertently caused by John Bercow's wife. After all, if you plan to stand for the Labour Party in a forthcoming council election and admit to one-night stands in your twenties, then the media are going to give you some attention and not all of it welcome. But Mrs Bercow is not Speaker Bercow and how many politicians and political spouses drank more than they should and slept around when they were younger? Plus surely supporting or standing for one political party does not reflect the politics of your significant other. Dare I say that one former girlfriend of mine voted Liberal Democrat at the last general election, I do hope that doesn't reflect on me!

All the evidence above, plus the lack of Conservative support for Bercow's election as Speaker makes me wonder what is going on! It would be sad and disrespectful to the Commons if the Conservatives decided to remove a Speaker simply because they never liked him in the first place!