Lindsay Hoyle is due to hold talks with the parties to clear the air after Gaza ceasefire debate descended into chaos
Pat McFadden, Labour’s national campaign coordinator, was on TV and radio duty for the opposition this morning. In his interviews, he defended Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker, saying that he “acted in good faith” and that he took a decision he did “to have the widest possible set of options before parliament”.
He also said it was unfair for the Tories to blame Hoyle for the fact that they did not get a vote on the government motion. He said:
It’s not his fault that Maria [Caulfield]’s party puts forward a proposition then before the vote says, ‘we’re not going to vote on it, even though we’re the government, even though we’ve got a majority’ and the Speaker is taking the rap for that. And he shouldn’t have to.
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