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Keir Starmer forced to deny threatening speaker Hoyle as Rishi Sunak piles on the pressure
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer forced to deny threatening speaker Hoyle as Rishi Sunak piles on the pressure

The Independent  

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 …

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U.K. Parliament descends into chaos over vote on Gaza ceasefire
10 months, 2 weeks ago

U.K. Parliament descends into chaos over vote on Gaza ceasefire

The Hindu  

U.K. lawmakers called on February 21 for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war — but only after dozens walked out of the House of Commons in protest at how the vote was handled. But Parliament descended into chaos as legislators from the governing Conservatives and an Opposition party accused Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle of upending parliamentary procedure. The mayhem broke …

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An attempt by UK lawmakers to vote on a cease-fire in Gaza descended into chaos
10 months, 2 weeks ago

An attempt by UK lawmakers to vote on a cease-fire in Gaza descended into chaos

Associated Press  

LONDON — U.K. lawmakers called Wednesday for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war — but only after dozens walked out of the House of Commons in protest at how the vote was handled. But Parliament descended into chaos as legislators from the governing Conservatives and an opposition party accused Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle of upending parliamentary procedure. The mayhem broke …

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In two short minutes, Lindsay Hoyle made himself a career’s worth of enemies
10 months, 2 weeks ago

In two short minutes, Lindsay Hoyle made himself a career’s worth of enemies

The Independent  

Fists clenched, eyes bulging, shouts of “shame” and “disgrace”, MPs waving their arms in fury… you would have to go back to the darkest days of the Brexit battles in 2019 to recall similar scenes after a speaker’s ruling. Sir Lindsay had just announced that he would allow a Labour amendment to a Scottish National Party motion on an “immediate …

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Chaos erupts as UK parliament votes on Gaza ceasefire
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Chaos erupts as UK parliament votes on Gaza ceasefire

Al Jazeera  

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 …

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U.K. parliament elects Labour lawmaker Hoyle as Speaker
5 years, 2 months ago

U.K. parliament elects Labour lawmaker Hoyle as Speaker

The Hindu  

British lawmakers elected Labour's Lindsay Hoyle as Speaker on Monday to take on the role of refereeing the next parliamentary instalment of the protracted struggle over Brexit. “I will be neutral, I will be transparent,” 62-year-old Hoyle said after his colleagues carried out the parliamentary tradition of dragging him to the speaker's chair. Parliament had to make sure the “tarnish …

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The Latest: Labour’s Lindsay Hoyle elected new speaker
5 years, 2 months ago

The Latest: Labour’s Lindsay Hoyle elected new speaker

Associated Press  

LONDON — The Latest on the election to select a new U.K. House of Commons speaker : 8:25 p.m. Long-serving Labour Party lawmaker Lindsay Hoyle has been elected the new speaker of Britain’s House of Commons. The contest to become the next speaker of Britain’s House of Commons is going to a run-off between the two last candidates standing: Labour’s …

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