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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar Political editor

Speaker accused of breaking promise as he rejects call for new Gaza vote

Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Sir Lindsay Hoyle was left fighting for his political career after he allowed a vote on a Labour amendment to the SNP’s Gaza motion. Photograph: Hannah McKay/PA

The Commons speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, has rejected an SNP request for a further Gaza ceasefire vote after last week’s angry scenes at Westminster amid concerns that it could be a further breach of parliamentary protocol.

The SNP had asked for a vote on a “substantive” motion on whether there should be an immediate ceasefire after the speaker said last week that he would be willing to consider an emergency debate.

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