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Sir Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (born 10 June 1957) [1] is a British politician who has served as Speaker of the House of Commons since 2019 and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chorley since 1997. Before his election as speaker, he was a member of the Labour Party .
Chorley is a constituency [n 1] [n 2] in Lancashire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Lindsay Hoyle. Hoyle was originally elected for the Labour Party, but in 2019 became the Speaker, making him unaffiliated.
After four rounds of voting, Sir Lindsay Hoyle received an absolute majority. At that point, the Father of the House Kenneth Clarke put the question "That Sir Lindsay Hoyle do take the Chair of this House as Speaker"; which was passed without audible opposition. Hoyle was then, by tradition, dragged to the Chair by his fellow MPs. [9] [10]
Lindsay Hoyle, a 66-year-old British politician, was a member of the Labour party prior to becoming Speaker, and has served as the MP for Chorley since 1997. He is the son of Lord Doug Hoyle, a ...
There was heartbreak for the twice-married politician and his family when his daughter, Natalie Lewis-Hoyle, 28, was found dead in her bedroom just before Christmas 2017. Sir Lindsay said he was ...
Sir Lindsay apologised for his “mistake” and offered an emergency debate on the Scottish Nationalists’ motion calling for a ceasefire, in a bid to calm the party’s fury over their proposal ...
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 .
The Commons Leader said Sir Lindsay had ‘raised temperatures’ by selecting Labour’s bid to amend an SNP motion. Mordaunt launches Commons attack on Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle over Gaza debate ...