A vote on a ceasefire in Gaza sent the House of Commons into disarray, and Sir Lindsay Hoyle is now fighting to keep his job.
The leader of Labour claimed to have “simply urged” the Speaker of the House of Commons to hold “the broadest possible debate” by presenting MPs with several choices.
Given that many of Labour’s MPs were expected to support the SNP’s motion had their own party not been selected, some saw the move as helping Labour avoid a damaging rebellion. Normally, an opposition party, in this case Labour, would not be allowed to table an amendment to another opposition party’s motion.
Labour whips threatened to support Sir Lindsay’s candidacy as Speaker of the House of Commons after the next election if he did not select their party’s amendment, a shadow minister told News last night.
