Sir Lindsay Hoyle vowed to restore calm but now faces ‘toxic parliament’
by Ben Quinn Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6JSRZ)
Questions about speaker's future after he causes uproar by breaking convention over Gaza motion
After his election as the Commons speaker on a promise of restoring calm after the rancorous final years of John Bercow, Sir Lindsay Hoyle finds himself facing the sort of bitter criticism once directed at his predecessor.
On Wednesday, amid shouts of resign", Hoyle issued an apology to MPs after the Commons chamber descended into chaos over his handling of a tense Gaza vote, which had prompted a walkout by SNP and Tory MPs.
Continue reading...