Disillusioned, Bedford returned to the Parliamentary side in December 1643, claiming that he had only been attempting to negotiate a settlement with the king and had never intended to abandon the Parliamentary cause.
Bedford se urazil, v prosinci 1643 se obrátil znovu na parlamentní stranu a tvrdil, že se pokoušel pouze jednat s králem a nikdy neměl v úmyslu opustit parlamentní věc.