Sir Lindsay Hoyle has apologised to the SNP after the House of Commons descended into chaos, as 59 MPs signed a motion of no confidence in the speaker.
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The two party system in the United Kingdom allows for other parties to exist, although the main two parties tend to dominate politics; in this arrangement, other parties are not excluded and can win seats in Parliament.
Lindsay Hoyle has come out fighting in the face of Tory and Scottish National party attempts to oust him.
Speaker of the house Sir Lindsay Hoyle is facing calls to resign after a Commons vote on a ceasefire in Gaza descended into chaos last night.
The United Kingdom has conducted its first airdrop of aid into Gaza since the outbreak of war, following an agreement with Jordan. On Wednesday, a Jordanian Air Force plane delivered four tonnes of supplies, including medicines, food, and fuel, into the strip.
The Speaker of the House of Commons is facing mounting pressure following a tumultuous debate on a ceasefire in Gaza. Sir Lindsay Hoyle sparked fury from SNP and Conservative MPs when he broke with convention to allow a vote on a Labour motion for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire”.
Lammy said Labour was “mirroring the language” of the UN and the remaining members of the Five Eyes alliance – made up of the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Canada’s intelligence services.
Scott Benton, the MP for Blackpool South, formerly a Conservative, had asked for a reconsideration of the standards committee verdict that he had committed an “extremely serious breach of the rules”.
The mysterious death of Alexei Navalny, a prominent Kremlin critic, continues to dominate Sunday’s headlines.
Prince Harry and speculation of a May general election make the front pages today.
Labour has secured victories in two by-elections against the Conservatives, flipping significant majorities to claim Wellingborough and Kingswood.
The London business paper CITY AM says the UK slipped into a recession at the end of last year after a poor performance from the dominant service sector pushed the economy into contraction, new figures show.
Several of Thursday’s front pages report on the findings of an annual report on antisemitism in the UK, amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Elsewhere, the UK economy and other domestic stories make the front page.
Tory MP failed to declare wife’s BP shares during oil and gas debates, standards commissioner finds The Conservative MP David Duguid failed to declare his…
This month will see three by-elections take place, in what will likely be another serious test for Rishi Sunak and his government.
Explainer: All you need to know about the upcoming by-elections Three by-elections are taking place this month and the results will offer up key insights…
The Labour candidate for the 29 February Rochdale byelection, Azhar Ali, has “apologised unreservedly to the Jewish community” for comments which he described as “deeply offensive, ignorant and false.”
Monday’s front pages cover several different topics, with many domestic stories taking centre stage.
Comments from Defence Secretary Grant Shapps make several of the papers’ after Shapps attempted to stoke the culture wars again, with comments that the Army has gone ‘woke.’
Keir Starmer defends Labour U-turn on £28bn green spending Sir Keir Starmer has defended his decision to abandon Labour’s £28 billion per year green investment…
The UK’s shortest-serving prime minister is back … with a plan to make the Conservative Party popular, ahead of the general election
All they really want is to be on telly…
Nigel Farage: Ideas from Liz Truss ‘will be very popular’ among Tories and voters generally The News Bias Exposed Fact Check Related News Right leaning…
Rishi Sunak admits he has failed to cut NHS waiting lists Rishi Sunak has acknowledged that the government has fallen short of its commitment to…
Sturgeon: Tears and Admissions – that’s the headline on the front page of The Scotsman, which leads on former FM Nicola Sturgeon.
Thursday’s front pages feature images of Nicola Sturgeon who appeared at the Covid inquiry where she insisted she tried her best to steer Scotland through the pandemic.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk: ‘Iran war fears as 3 US soldiers killed’ & ‘Bristol teens stabbed to death’ Monday’s front pages report on…
Council tax bands need overhauling, northern business group says In a call to address the council funding crisis, the Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP), representing northern…