Commons speaker apologises after Gaza ceasefire debate descends into chaos
by Kiran Stacey Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6JSVT)
Government boycotts precedent-breaking vote that saved Labour mutiny, leaving Tory and SNP MPs to aim fury at Lindsay Hoyle
The speaker of the House of Commons issued an unprecedented apology after a fractious and occasionally chaotic parliamentary debate on Gaza.
MPs voted unanimously for a Labour motion calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in Gaza, but only after Lindsay Hoyle upended years of parliamentary precedent to allow the party to bring its motion to a vote.
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