After the Commons has found itself engulfed with scandal and accusations of bad behaviour, the Speaker sought to remind MPs of their duty to voters. He vowed failure to honour the MPs’ code of conduct would be met with “serious sanctions” as
After the Mail on Sunday published an article detailing horrifically sexist claims from unnamed Tory MPs about Angela Rayner, House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay reached out to its editor David Dillon to discuss the report. However, many have seen this as
The Speaker of the House of Commons had demanded to speak with the editor of the Mail on Sunday after outrage at a story claiming the Deputy Labour leader was deliberately trying to distract Boris Johnson at Prime Minister’s Questions. The paper
The Speaker of the Commons has arranged a meeting with the editor of the Mail on Sunday and the chair of parliamentary reporters to discuss an article about the Deputy Labour leader published yesterday. It quoted allegations by an anonymous Tory MP
Boris Johnson is under renewed pressure over his police fine for attending a birthday bash in breach of Covid rules and the Daily Telegraph reported the House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle will hold a crunch vote. Mr Johnson repeatedly told MPs
When Sir Lindsay was elected to chair House of Commons debates, he promised to be a stickler for keeping to schedule. He vowed to return PMQs to its traditional length of just half an hour after proceedings under Mr Bercow’s watch regularly
The Speaker hit out at Conservative MPs during Prime Ministers’ Questions (PMQs) earlier today, after they were heckling Labour MP Matt Western. Mr Western, who was trying to make a joke about Chancellor Rishi Sunak, was drowned out by Conservative MPs. Sir
Sir Lindsay was interviewed by LBC’s Andrew Marr about the bullying probe against his predecessor, John Bercow. While Sir Lindsay remained relatively tight-lipped on the matter, he shared that things became “tense” during their working relationship. He added he wanted to move on
He said closing the watering hole – which is known for excessive boozing and even claims of alleged drug-taking – would not stop people drinking. In an interview broadcast today, Sir Lindsay tells Naga Munchetty’s BBC Radio 5 Live show: “People work
Can the Speaker punish Boris Johnson? British constitutional theorist Thomas Erskine May, a 19th century House of Commons clerk, outlined Parliamentary conduct in 1844. His document, aptly named Erskine May, outlines “Treatise on the Law, Privileges, Proceedings and Usage of Parliament”. Within