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Sir Lindsay Harvey Hoyle (born 10 June 1957) 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.
Feb 22, 2024 · Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle should not continue in his role, the SNP has said. The party's Westminster leader, Stephen Flynn, was speaking in the Commons after an evening of chaos in the...
Feb 23, 2024 · Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s position as Speaker of the House of Commons remains in jeopardy as some MPs discuss forcing a vote on his future as early as next week in the wake of Wednesday’s...
Nov 4, 2019 · Labour MP Sir Lindsay Hoyle was regarded as the frontrunner for the role. "A kind of embodiment of the British constitution," one Westminster savant told me, the sort of politician who has been...
Feb 22, 2024 · 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.
Nov 4, 2022 · Sir Lindsay, who was elected as a Lancashire councillor in 1980 before becoming the Labour MP for Chorley in 1997, was elected as the 158th speaker after the previous incumbent John...
Feb 28, 2024 · Sir Lindsay Hoyle is under pressure one week on from the colossal row over the Gaza debate.
Nov 4, 2019 · Sir Lindsay Hoyle wins the Speaker election - but what kind of Speaker will he be?
The Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle is the Speaker seeking re-election MP for Chorley, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997. He is Speaker of the House of Commons.
Feb 22, 2024 · Sir Lindsay Hoyle apologised to MPs for the chaos that ensued over the Gaza debate - but insisted the safety of MPs was on his mind when he made the decision to allow a vote on a Labour amendment.
