Angry Commons Speaker

[Doug99]

15K views · 31 reactions | Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has berated ministers, including chief whip Jonathan Reynolds, for “unacceptable” behaviour during a vote in Parliament. MPs were accused of “pretending to be ill” and refusing to move whe

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has berated ministers, including chief whip Jonathan Reynolds, for “unacceptable” behaviour during a vote in Parliament. MPs were accused of “pretending to be ill”...

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Anyone know what this was all about?

 

[MNW67]

I can't find anything which explains why they did it apart from vague references to trying to control the timing of government business.

 

[blup]

Long haul Linsey grandstanding again, while MPs play games with his timetable.

 

[Murdochcat]

Long haul Linsey grandstanding again, while MPs play games with his timetable.

Not sure I agree with that. I think he’s simply trying to keep order in the house whilst others think they can bend the rules

 

[blup]

Not sure I agree with that. I think he’s simply trying to keep order in the house whilst others think they can bend the rules

He knows exactly how to bend the rules. And it was the toreys who tried to get rid of him