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    Commons Speaker under pressure after Gaza vote chaos

    by Sophie Wingate Feb 22, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    The Speaker of the House of Commons is under pressure over his handling of a debate on Gaza, which resulted in MPs passing Labour’s amendment calling for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” amid scenes of chaos.

    The motion was approved but only after Sir Lindsay Hoyle upended parliamentary convention by selecting Labour’s bid to amend an SNP motion on the Israel-Hamas war.

    His decision sparked

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