Baroness Betty Boothroyd, the first and only woman to serve as speaker of the House of Commons, has died aged 93. She was the Labour MP for West Bromwich for 27 years and served as speaker of the House from 1992-2000. Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has led tributes to his predecessor in the role. » Read
At the beginning of Tuesday’s business in the House of Commons, speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle made a statement on the 40th anniversary of the end of the Falklands War. Hoyle paid tribute to 255 British military personnel and 3 Falkland Islanders who lost their lives. MPs will hold a ceremony at St. Margaret’s church after…
Following “abuse” towards Keir Starmer outside parliament last night, the Speaker of the House, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, made a statement, which reminded MPs that their “words have consequences”. This follows “reports that some abuse was directed towards the leader of the opposition related to claims made by the prime minister”. Hoyle repeated his previous remarks,…
