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After an evening of chaos in the U.K. House of Commons on Wednesday, British lawmakers are calling for Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle to resign.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle gained the support of the senior Cabinet minister as he faced continued pressure to step down. Cleverly backs Hoyle as more than 70 MPs sign call for Speaker to quit Skip to main ...
Hoyle with Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, at the 20th G7 Speaker's Meeting in 2021. On 16 October 2021, Hoyle accompanied Boris Johnson, Keir Starmer and Priti Patel in laying wreaths at the church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex where MP David Amess was murdered the day before. [37]
His future hangs in the balance after a long political career in which he has been well regarded by all sides.
After this, Hoyle was dragged to the Chair (as per House custom) by Nigel Evans and Caroline Flint, and gave an inaugural speech as Speaker elect. Hoyle received royal approbation later in the evening from the royal commissioners and, at that time, officially became Speaker.
The current speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, was elected Speaker on 4 November 2019, following the retirement of John Bercow. Hoyle began his first full parliamentary term in the role on 17 December 2019, having been unanimously re-elected after the 2019 general election .
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The Commons Leader said Sir Lindsay had ‘raised temperatures’ by selecting Labour’s bid to amend an SNP motion.