Speaker’s role throughout history from beheadings to revolting MPs
by Samuel Montgomery
Feb 22, 2024
3 minutes
House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has apologised for his handling of the Gaza ceasefire debate, which descended into acrimony after he upended parliamentary convention to approve a Labour amendment on the SNP opposition day motion.
Sir Lindsay, 66, is under pressure amid accusations he helped the Labour leader avoid another damaging revolt over the Middle East issue, with more than 60 MPs so far signing a no-confidence motion in the Speaker.
But would pressure be enough to depose
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