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Gaza crisis threatens commons Speaker
People take part in a Palestine Solidarity Campaign rally outside the Houses of Parliament, London, as MPs debate calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, February 21, 2024

COMMONS Speaker Lindsay Hoyle was fighting for his future today after the shambolic conclusion to Wednesday’s debate on a Gaza ceasefire.

Over 60 Scottish National Party and Tory MPs signalled no confidence in Sir Lindsay after he broke procedural conventions to suit Labour leader Keir Starmer’s political convenience, with the SNP pressing for an early debate on his future.

The farcical Gaza debate ended without a vote being taken after SNP and Tory MPs walked out of the Commons when it became clear that they were to be denied a vote on the SNP’s firm ceasefire motion.

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