Emotional Speaker says he is 'guilty of looking after MPs' facing 'frightening' threats
Thursday, 22 February 2024 An emotional Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he never wants to pick up the phone "to find a friend has been murdered" - as he defended his actions in the Commons on Wednesday.
In his debut address as Prime Minister in the Commons, Sir Keir Starmer began by extending his congratulations to Sir Lindsay Hoyle on his re-election as Speaker. He acknowledged Sir Lindsay's leadership over the most diverse parliament in the UK's history in terms of race and gender representation. Starmer expressed pride in the role his party has played in achieving this diversity, along with contributions from all parties. He highlighted the significance of the current parliament hosting the largest cohort of LGBT+ MPs globally. Additionally, Sir Keir congratulated Sir Edward Leigh on becoming the new Father of the House and recognized Diane Abbott as the new Mother of the House, celebrating their contributions and milestones in parliamentary service.
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle has been re-elected as Commons Speaker, telling MPs he would continue to be “fair, impartial and independent”. After MPs approved the motion to elect Sir Lindsay, he was dragged to the Speaker’s chair by Cat Smith and Tory former minister Sir David Davis. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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