If the Wednesday night fiasco in parliament was a shameful sight, then the Thursday hangover has been scarcely more edifying. By accident, a Labour Party amendment on Gaza – that probably shouldn’t have been accepted, let alone proposed for a vote, and would never ordinarily have been passed – became the formally adopted and unanimous view of the British House …
Sir Keir Starmer has been forced to deny he threatened the Commons speaker after a vote on a ceasefire in Gaza descended into chaos. As he fought to keep his job, Sir Lindsay again took the extraordinary step of apologising to MPs, saying he had made the “wrong decision” as he blamed “frightening” threats to MPs’ safety. The row erupted …
Government and SNP condemn Speaker Lindsay Hoyle for his handling of the Gaza ceasefire debate. The UK’s House of Commons has descended into chaos as the government and the Scottish National Party condemned Speaker Lindsay Hoyle for his handling of a key vote on support for a ceasefire in Gaza. The uproar followed a decision by Hoyle to ignore precedent …
The “bizarre” turmoil which saw three Tory prime ministers in a matter of months made British democracy an international laughing stock, the Commons speaker has said. The Commons speaker told BBC Radio 4’s PM programme that the “revolving door” of changing ministers made him feel like the only point of “continuity” in parliament. The Commons speaker added: “I think we’re …
