Speaker fights for political survival as 59 MPs call for him to go
The Commons Speaker sparked fury yesterday when he upended parliamentary convention by selecting Labour’s bid to amend an SNP motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Sir Lindsay issued an apology after a day of acrimony that saw MPs pass Labour’s amendment to the opposition day motion as Conservative and SNP politicians walked out of the debate in protest.
He is in the Speaker’s Chair, as usual, today and it is understood he is not planning to resign despite some 58 MPs signing a motion of no confidence in him.
