Abbott urges Starmer to restore whip and slams Speaker after PMQs snub
Suspended Labour MP Diane Abbott has urged Labour leader Keir Starmer to restore the whip in the wake…
Lindsay Hoyle
Speaker Lindsay Hoyle is ‘terrific, tough, loved by everybody’: Chorley councillor defends town’s MP
Lindsay Hoyle has had one of his toughest weeks yet as Speaker of the House of Commons, sparking…
‘Voters despair at Westminster wrangling, but SNP-Tory antics show they fear electoral wipeout’
The Speaker’s decision to break with convention last night led to unnecessary and unpleasant scenes in the Commons,…
Betty Boothroyd, first female Speaker of the House of Commons, dies at 93
Betty Boothroyd, who was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House of Commons, has passed…
Labour’s plans for Lords will create “arm wrestle” for power, Hoyle says
Lindsay Hoyle has criticised Labour’s plans to replace the House of Lords with an elected body and warned…
Labour MP denounces ITV for making drama series about plot to murder her
Labour’s Rosie Cooper has denounced ITV for using her as a “marketing tool” after the broadcaster made a…
Byrne warned of “possible threat” to his life and those of his family and staff
Labour’s Ian Byrne has revealed that he was warned about a “possible threat” to his life and the…
30 years ago today, Betty Boothroyd was elected House of Commons Speaker
Today marks thirty years since Betty Boothroyd was elected the first female Speaker of the House of Commons…
MPs to get vote on claims Prime Minister misled parliament over partygate
MPs will have the opportunity to vote on whether to launch an investigation into claims that Boris Johnson…
Speaker slams PM for lowering tone of debate with Starmer IRA accusation
The House of Commons Speaker has criticised Boris Johnson for lowering the tone of the debate by accusing…
