Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons, is facing calls to resign over his handling of the Gaza conflict.
The pressure is still mounting on Sir Lindsay Hoyle over his decision to accept a Labour amendment to a Scottish National Party (SNP) motion regarding the Gaza conflict.
Last week, the Speaker of the House of Commons was forced to apologise to the party for overlooking the original SNP motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
The amendment put forward by Labour, which called for a ceasefire with conditions, was eventually approved without a vote.
The SNP is now calling on Hoyle to allow MPs to vote on a fresh motion for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (best price 7/1 on William Hill in the Prime Minister after the next General Election betting market) and his government to take concrete steps towards helping an immediate ceasefire.
Betfred
- Huge range of regular promotions
- 24/7 live chat service
- PickYourPunt builder for custom bets
The fallout means Lindsay's subsequent apology may not be enough to save Hoyle's job, with 67 MPs calling for him to quit.
Yesterday, he rejected the SNP's request for an emergency debate on Gaza because it did not meet either part of the Commons criteria - an issue ministers had responsibility for and there being no other way MPs could discuss it.
He said he understood the government was "ready to make a relevant statement" today (Tuesday 27th February) so there were other opportunities for MPs to discuss the issue.
Hoyle has been in his post since replacing John Bercow in 2019, when he took 325 of the 540 votes in a runoff with Labour colleague Chris Bryant.
Should Hoyle be forced out, Bryant would be among the frontrunners to replace him alongside Deputy Speaker Rosie Winterton and Jacob Rees-Mogg (best price 100/1 in the next Conservative leader after Rishi Sunak odds market).
