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Abbi Garton-Crosbie

Commons Speaker makes dig at Reform after security complaints

Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, disputed claims he didn't care about the security of Reform MPs (Image: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire)

SPEAKER Lindsay Hoyle told the Commons that he was “sorry” some MPs didn’t think he took their security seriously, in a veiled dig at Reform UK.

Following a statement on the death of Ann Widdecombe, Hoyle responded to comments made by senior Reform representatives that the Speaker didn’t “care” about the security of their MPs.

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