Chaotic scenes in House of Commons amid Gaza vote row
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe House of Commons descended into chaos as the Government and SNP condemned Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle for his handling of the Gaza ceasefire debate.
SNP MPs and some Conservatives walked out of the chamber in an apparent protest at the state of affairs as the debate reached its conclusion.
Penny Mordaunt, the Leader of the Commons, complained that Speaker Lindsay had "hijacked" the debate and destroyed the House's faith in its old rules by choosing Labour's amendment to the SNP motion which called for an urgent "immediate ceasefire" in both Gaza and Israel. Try MEN Premium now for FREE...
just click here to give it a go. It had been expected that Sir Lindsay would select just the Government’s amendment seeking an “immediate humanitarian pause” to the Israel-Hamas conflict, which could pave the way for a more permanent stop in fighting.
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