Lindsay Hoyle is Elected as the New Speaker - TLDR Explains

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With John Bercow stepping down as speaker, Parliament needed to select a new Speaker to lead the House of Commons. Yesterday MPs voted to select Lindsay Hoyle as the new Speaker, so in this video we discuss the process of electing Hoyle to the Speaker's chair.
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[@spoopytime9928]

Brexit Season 5: New Order

[@ameliuslantea1789]

Considering the title of the last season which ended with Bercow's last day, this fits well! Brexit Season 4: The End of Order

[@mark0001]

No Clapping!

[@thecloudedmountain3682]

Actually LOL'd

[@newdrug1880]

hahahaha

[@friday6448]

Man I can't believe they had the tories kill off Bercow, he was my favourite character

[@atibamaule]

They should also make the nominees say "order" and pick the best one.

[@chrissytheconqueror7049]

Isn't it funny how the house elects a speaker in a more democratic way than the nation elects their MPs?

[@dalwinsingh1578]

Got to get used of Sir Lindsay Hoyle's ordaaaaa now

[@JayJay5244]

Dalwinderjit Singh Impossible... the dude is sleepy af in comparison lol

[@dalwinsingh1578]

@@JayJay5244 he has a weird way of speaking English though, sounds Scottish to me

[@James-zs3vm]

@@dalwinsingh1578 Lancashire

[@dalwinsingh1578]

@@James-zs3vm ah, thanks for the info. Unfamiliar with British accents in general, only know Cockney, Irish and Scottish ones exist due to media

[@SparkyLabs]

@@dalwinsingh1578 It's a sliding scale as you go north. Once in Scotland you can be forgiven for struggling if you are from far enough south. Some one one did a radio program about finding the point where the word house starts to sound like arse. I work opposite a colleague that is almost there.

[@Nogarda_]

Did TLDR ever manage to get Bercow one of those flamingo shirts?

[@michalkacko4408]

Nogarda asking the real question

[@StudioBrock1337]

I hope so. That man deserves a flamingo shirt!

[@dasaggropop1244]

yeah, please just send him one from all of us. i think he'd be delighted to be the one who kept so many people interested in parliament. he was it for me anyway.

[@romainsavioz5466]

O-der

[@Gredddfe]

I like Dame Rosie's "order" quip when someone's phone went off :)

[@cageybee7221]

yes that's some quality british humor

[@TyrooShino]

They're all good candidates... but they're not Bercow

[@marksimons8861]

True. But the role is such that every Speaker gets his or her place.

[@eagle3676]

@@marksimons8861 Nah I watched some old speakers and they couldn't get control of the house and just embarrassed themselves

[@eagle3676]

@@FishType1 hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha good joke

[@Anankin12]

Yet

[@yourlieinkentucky4004]

04:02 Good to see old characters like Ed Miliband are still getting cameos

[@tenaciousdean6179]

I didn't even know he was still an MP lol

[@thelasttimelord7550]

He's been a loyal boy . We will give him a seat in the cabinet when we form a government

[@alex-sv8ru]

Tenacious Dean me too. It's nice to see the previous antagonist making a cameo.

[@thelasttimelord7550]

@@JRWall-hf9mq agreed

[@jh5220]

J H What is this? Have I finally found my doppelgänger?

[@lud3re384]

I appreciate that you didn't try to click bait us with "Click to know who became the new Speaker hrr drr drr...".

[@rin_etoware_2989]

it's literally in many major papers moments after it happened, how would you clickbait that

[@KatelynnLynn]

@@rin_etoware_2989 I'm an American watching TLDR out of sheer curiosity. I would have had no idea and the clickbait would have been effective, if annoying.

[@lud3re384]

@@rin_etoware_2989 I don't know about you lad, but my local newspaper here in Belgium didn't report on who became the new speaker of the House Of Commons.

[@eagle3676]

It's not clickbait if that's actually what the video was about. Clickbait would be "You wouldn't believe who the new speaker of the house is and their dark secrets" or some shit like that. The new speaker of the house has been elected or whatever version of that he would have used is not clickbait and would be fair to use

[@commercio3564]

@@eagle3676 Clickbait is subjective. If it gets you to click, you've been baited.

[@jimmylilyjohn]

Did Bercow finally get his ORDAAAA T-shirt or not??

[@tenaciousdean6179]

I actually know his nephew (He's the ex of my girlfriend's friend) so if not I can probably try that extremely tenuous connection lol

[@killroy255]

@@tenaciousdean6179 try it, if nothing else it'll be a good way to ask!

[@jorenbaplu5100]

@@tenaciousdean6179 seems worth a shot

[@Joesolo13]

@@tenaciousdean6179 go for it!

[@666Tomato666]

@@tenaciousdean6179 do it!

[@thelonesculler]

Orrrrdaaaaaa in a Lancastrian accent? Ohhh yes please

[@BigyetiTechnologies]

Have you seen him take the chair before? He can get quite stern with people 😁

[@TeaSquiffy2]

It's quite beautiful. He seems like a pretty good speaker.

[@angelikaskoroszyn8495]

I love how brexit became a drama show and now people are more concerned about the new speaker's voice than his Impartiality

[@666Tomato666]

@@angelikaskoroszyn8495 or maybe nobody even gives a passing though to him not being impartial

[@mop714]

It is great to have yet another Northern Speaker of the House. The Northerners mean business, and usually fair-minded and straight to the point,.

[@darren8453]

Waiting to see the fancy cartoon speaker for Hoyle now.

[@user-kf3eb8sg8z]

Feels like when the 10th Doctor regenerated

[@VaraNiN]

His accent's nice, but he will never be able to replace the gaping hole in my heart that Bercow left :(

[@hans2406]

Really?

[@attiepollard7847]

@@hans2406 bercow was kind of funny when he was speaker even for this American ears.

[@davidpeterson5647]

Hoyle sounds like a voice actor from random NPC's in Fable.

[@ninawernick6501]

was going to say this myself :)

[@davidt8936]

Nailed it

[@Kai-vo5zq]

Haha

[@tryrshaughroad551]

You forgot to show when Johnson spoke when the mace wasn't in place

[@AaronOkeanos]

His first error. The 2nd was shortly after when he mixed up the suspension time but that was trivial. Let's hope those small protocol errors do not continue and expand to more serious matters.

[@matrixfull]

I wonder if he will wear traditional clothing or he'll be rebel like Bercow who refused to continue tradition. I hope he continues it.

[@AaronOkeanos]

@@matrixfull No he looked normal just minutes ago. I think this tradition is finally over.

[@matrixfull]

ah that's too bad; I kinda liked it coz it was silly : p

[@josephgoings5472]

What's funny is that May did the same thing after the 2017 Speakers Election

[@ogbrux]

Sir Lindsay is the MP of my town, and I have had the pleasure of meeting him and working side by side with him on many things in our town. He’s a great guy, and he will make a great speaker

[@Perkelenaattori]

His earlier votes seem to suggest he's not an eurosceptic even though he hasn't been allowed to vote because he's been a deputy speaker.

[@MrTootall1989]

the big question is. How does he say ORDER!!!

[@Gnarlf]

Not with much force behind it, if you ask me, but maybe he gets a little stronger in his new position.

[@michaelknight2342]

@@Gnarlf go watch the snp singing

[@Gnarlf]

@@michaelknight2342 Ok point taken. i never saw that. When i saw him, he was always very... well like in the begining of the video i guess. So i'm happy to know now that he has the potetion to reign the children in. Thanks

[@Gredddfe]

Wait wait, they do exhaustive voting for electing the speaker but not preferential voting for electing MP's? So the UK does actually see the benefit of not making ballots "first past the post". Smh.

[@mapicon7094]

I like new actor they casted for such important role.

[@jorenbaplu5100]

exactly, it almost feels like a new doctor

[@androkles04]

When will we know if Bercow is given or denied the conventional retired-speeker peerage?

[@AaronOkeanos]

Johnson blocked it for now like a child with a grudge. Bercow can't interfere with him anymore and it's tradition especially for a service to the public for so long and in that distinguished position. Johnson just continues to damage his own image with that and shows he has no integrity whatsover and behaves disgraceful and childish for someone in his position.

[@androkles04]

@@AaronOkeanos So I guess that means we'll find out more after the election, at the earliest?

[@AaronOkeanos]

@@androkles04 A Non-Tory or another PM than Johnson might rectify this after the election to what it should be. And all the other MP's and other parties see no problem with retiring Bercow to the House of Lords. Maybe Johnson is so happy after the election or calm himself that he no longer prevent it.

[@sugoruyo]

He probably thinks he's getting points with vindictive gammons.

[@CashelOConnolly]

androkles04 he doesn’t one, he’s a lot of money to make in the USA as an after dinner speaker

[@struanpeat5116]

During the election, could you cover some of the largest patry manifestos and some of their strategies for getting elected

[@hkmarhk]

In Canada, the newly elected speaker is dragged to the seat by the PM and the opposition leader.

[@marsupius]

Being used to watching the U.S. House and Senate, It's so weird seeing the house of commons with MP's actually in the chamber reacting to speakers and engaged in real time. The only time you see Representatives in the U.S. House is during a vote. The rest of the time it's a person giving a speech to an empty room. I wonder if having the chamber full of people would make it run better

[@Crick1952]

Sir Hoyle's got to get a catchphrase soon or the writers will replace him

[@khary30]

He sounds like Wallace. “Put the kettle on Gromit” 😄

[@Keod123]

Getting a man of the North in there, next we need to convince John Snow to become Prime minister of the North!

[@just_gut]

I don't know, he seems happy in his role as a distinguished newscaster and occasional celebrity guest on quiz shows.

[@John_259]

Order! Order! is coming... / You know nothing, Boris Johnson. / What do we say to Brexit? Not today. Not ever. / Boris to Liz: My queen, now and for always. / Ser Rees-Mogg, bring me Corbin's head! / I'll think I'll have all the chlorinated chicken / What lies west of Brexit?

[@4umata]

The amount of sarcasm in British politics is just amazing, maybe that's why all the misunderstandings with foreign nations! lol

[@sifridbassoon]

as an American, I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your videos and understanding better the processes, especially the historically-based ones. Even when boisterous or argumentative, your body retains a tone of seriousness that makes me despair of my own Congress. Hear, hear!

[@bpdlr]

I was hoping you would explain the slip-up when Johnson started talking but then the mace had to be put in place first.

[@akzebraminer5679]

Lmao I died laughing when I saw that. Big fail.

[@adamantium7858]

Same thing happened to Theresa May in 2017 after re-electing Bercow

[@bpdlr]

@@adamantium7858 I didn't know that!

[@jorenbaplu5100]

the season 4 ending was rather bland despite it's initial promise. let's see what season 5 will bring us

[@rebecca4680]

Shoot, season 5 already? I only remember 3... what were the seasons?

[@jorenbaplu5100]

@@rebecca4680 season 4 began with Johnson becoming PM and ended with the 31th

[@stuffsummedup22]

Forget it. I'll just wait until the next season of HWNDU.

[@TheGerkuman]

The HIA (Northern Ireland) Bill subplot got a satisfactory ending, being supported by all the parties and getting Royal Assent.

[@lifewhatsoever]

I already miss Bercow

[@StudioBrock1337]

I like that process and based on voice alone you Brits made a good choice! I quite like the British House of Commons. While it's often seen as unruly now a days IMO it's Parliamentarians acting exactly as they were intended to. Those MPs are worth their salt exactly because they haven't just done the easy thing and let Brexit slide through and ruin the country. They've done the hard work to fight it out and look for solutions despite the fact that it's a true no-win scenario where you can't Brexit because of Northern Ireland and you can't revoke Article 50 because that'd be undemocratic. It was a good Parliament. It's going to be interesting to see what the next one looks like!

[@jamesedwardrichardson2131]

That's a surprisingly positive comment on Brexit! I am not sure how much I agree with it - but it's an interesting perspective and at least gives one pause for thought.

[@psammiad]

I'm very glad to see this election was conducted with such dignity and good humour. It could easily have been politicised. It's reassuring to see parliament functioning as it should.

[@JontyLevine]

I'm sure the one question we want answered is: how does Sir Lindsey say his ORDAAAAs? Tune into BBC Parliament for that result.

[@doraemon402]

you did not show Bryant's speech and some extra trivia, Dennis Skinner has served as MP since the exact same day as Clarke but Clarke's oath of office took place before Skinner's.

[@FlorinBuga]

Great job! This is my best source of news on UK politics.

[@Cunnysmythe]

Glad it was Hoyle but especially glad it wasn't a frontbencher from either party

[@Buckets41369]

New t-shirt slogan: Or-or-or-or-orduh no... n-no... or-or-orduh

[@xmacd]

Great job summarising this process. It is *very* refreshing to see the UK House behaving o presentable given the mess that I've been following for the past few years.

[@cooper7641]

Speaker #23: Sir Lindsay Hoyle

[@caelan8819]

Cooper, What do you mean?

[@jimmykouba4494]

Am glad I watched this worthwhile process. Education live!

[@kazeman1698]

is bercow returning to his old party or is he done as mp ?

[@anttibjorklund1869]

He resigned as MP yesterday morning

[@edsr164]

He’s done as an MP. Technically you can’t resign as an MP. You have the ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer to appoint you for a sinecure that legally cannot be occupied by an MP. The moment you are nominated you are ipso facto no longer a Member of Parliament.

[@Dear_Mr._Isaiah_Deringer]

@@edsr164 Isn't that procedure a bit pointless given that there are new elections in a little over a month 🙄

[@jayit6851]

@@Dear_Mr._Isaiah_Deringer parliament is dissolved so he probably didn't need to resign officially. He just won't run for re-election

[@edsr164]

ᴅᴇᴀʀ ᴍʀ. ɪꜱᴀɪᴀʜ ᴅᴇʀɪɴɢᴇʀ; indeed but he chose to resign anyway

[@quietrioter]

Bryant looked so confident that he was gonna get the job. I felt bad for him

[@fmitchell238a]

Nearly all the Speaker candidates' speeches mentioned "impartiality"; a few mentioned subsuming their personalities or being quiet. Were they throwing shade at Bercow? The British language is so subtle.

[@BigyetiTechnologies]

This is going to entertaining. Something about his accent commands authority.

[@ameliuslantea1789]

Doesn't Hoyle have the vibe of a modern, stronger Weatherill? What were the differences between the speakers from World War 2 onwards? How about a video talking about the speakers from Edward FitzRoy (1928-1943, he was important) to Hoyle, highlighting their differences and shared commonalities?

[@jorenbaplu5100]

wow you seem well versed in the speaker lore, i only ever knew bercow

[@ameliuslantea1789]

@@jorenbaplu5100 I just think that it's interesting to know, that's all^^ Bercow was first elected in 2009, here's a list of all speakers since FitzRoy: 2019 Sir Lindsay Hoyle 2009-2019 John Bercow (ORDAH!) 2000-2009 Michael Martin 1992-2000 Betty Boothroyd (very famous and beloved Speaker) 1983-1992 Bernard Weatherill 1976-1983 George Thomas 1971-1976 Selwyn Lloyd 1965-1971 Dr. Horace King 1959-1965 Sir Harry Hylton-Foster 1951-1959 William Morrison 1943-1951 Douglas Clifton Brown 1928-1943 Edward FitzRoy (another famous one) Btw, every Speaker also has a dedicated Portrait which can be seen in the Commons Gallery and also online. They all look great and i wouldn't say that i'm biased but in principle, i still think that Bercow's Portrait looks best-showing a modern Speaker in the fray, doing what he loved most :)

[@jorenbaplu5100]

@@ameliuslantea1789 damn cool dude. I see that most have been speaker for between 6 and 9 years. Has Bercow been the longest serving one with his 10 years?

[@jackgurney6961]

@@jorenbaplu5100 Nope, that was Arthur Onslow (1691-1768) who served for 33 years (1728 - 1761)

[@ameliuslantea1789]

@@jorenbaplu5100 Did you see the entry about FitzRoy? 15 Years from 1928-1943. The longest serving Speaker was Arthur Onslow, 33 Years from 1728 to 1761, re-elected four times in 1735, 1741, 1747 and 1754. Generally the Speakers from past centuries served longer than modern ones^^

[@mabimabi212]

Man I wish Bercow was here for PartyGate, would've been 10x funner.

[@therocinante3443]

I'm sad.. I'll miss Berko's "Oooooordaaaa!"

[@LucifersTear]

You need to do a video on the pomp and ceremony of the Royal Confirmation. Not sure who some of the people were and where all that ceremony comes from. Three hat-tips to leave etc etc. Really fascinating. Also where was the mention of the prime minister talking before the mace was in place lol

[@esseker6320]

Bring back Bercow.

[@VME-Brad]

Can we get some background on the new speaker? Some of us aren't from the U.K.

[@markncl100]

Another video that just happens to be seconds over ten minutes. SHOCK!

[@boblaws7582]

Just two things, 1) How do the deputy speakers get their positions, are they elected also or chosen? 2) Electioneering has just started and I'm fed up of it already.

[@tkara1980]

The Deputy Speaker and Chair of Ways and Means, and the First and Second Deputy Chairs of Ways and Means since 2010 have been elected similarly to how the Speaker is. However, for instance Speaker Hoyle coming from Labour, the Deputy Speaker must come from the other side of the Commons. In this case, the Conservatives. I could be wrong but just out of prediction and if certain MPs are reelected, I think Dame Eleanor Laing will become Deputy Speaker, Dame Rosie Winterton, the First Deputy, and Sir Edward Leigh, the Second Deputy.

[@Will-pz6vw]

Does that mean Hoyle holds the Buckingham seat like Bercow did previously or does he remain in his seat?

[@paddy4688]

Need more podcasts, feeling the abstinence😂

[@terencemichaels]

We heard Boris but Jeremy was cut short....I call "Ordaaaaa!"

[@harmony.enforcer]

Elect Mr. Hoyle to Doctor NOW please

[@josephgoings5472]

I identify with Bryant, my wallpaper is the HOC symbol.

[@Silent_Shishya]

For a viewer from India where the Speaker is elected at the beginning of a new Legislative Assembly post General Elections, how different is it in the UK? I mean wouldn't a new speaker have to be selected again after the General Elections?

[@dalwinsingh1578]

No, the speaker will be the only safe seat in any general election. So the speaker will not have his seat contested by convention

[@Silent_Shishya]

@@dalwinsingh1578 so basically the speaker will remain in the chair unless he steps down

[@hasansacranie9015]

ಅ ನಾಮಧೇಯ Yh, unless there’s a very weird election result where he somehow loses his seay

[@dalwinsingh1578]

@@hasansacranie9015 which has not happened, but can happen technically

[@dalwinsingh1578]

@@Silent_Shishya yes

[@NightSkeptic]

Why were people talking about restoring pride/honor/prestige/whatever to the House of Commons via the Speaker's position? Did Bercow somehow tarnish that reputation?

[@alanholck7995]

What are the disks on the Speaker's chair? Some sort of speaker (a Speaker's speaker)?

[@RaymondHng]

Microphones maybe?

[@seraaron]

I'm really happy to see Sir Hoyle as the new speaker! (also I totally called it) he will be such a great speaker :D

[@danielpeter3834]

It Will be great if someone does a tribute video "Bercow The Last ORDAAA!!!" ~Greetings From USA

[@agornath1]

What is meant by back bencher? (A curious American) And why did a labour party member win when the Tories have a huge majority? In the United States there is no way the majority would vote in a minority Speaker.

[@12kenbutsuri]

He kind of looks like Claude Frollo from the Hunchback of Notre Dame xD

[@CJusticeHappen21]

Should have just had the candidates line up and have them give us their best "ORDAH!"

[@nomadMik]

I don't know anything about any of the candidates, but it seemed a good summary of their speeches, and a good explanation of the process. Headshots of the candidates, along with their names, would've made the final tally easier to follow, though.

[@mihai21neo]

Nobody will be like Bercow . Never! I will miss him.

[@fabiansteigerwald7509]

What are the red and green pins that everyone is wearing?

[@LucifersTear]

It's the poppy. The British Legion raise money every year for those in the Military Service. It is a poppy to represent flanders' fields in Norther France where so many of our soldiers died in World War. Many public places have a box of poppy pins and a donation box. You put whatever amount you can spare in and take a poppy pin. I think it's rather lovely way of celebrating our fallen.

[@chillaxo9863]

8:27 A true patriot

[@d.c.washington]

I am sure you have answered this somewhere...who are the herd of people standing on either side of the Speakers chair?

[@Deadeye313]

I liked Bryant's speech. It showed energy and passion and whit. And it was cool see him quote the speaker who stood up to Charles I.

[@rohannavalkar112]

@TLDR News Cam you make a bio video for Mr. Lindsey Hoyle!

[@moveslikemacca]

HE'S ALMOST SCOUSE LADS

[@thotung34]

When will the deputy speaker election be held?

[@LordHeath1972]

3:32 (on the right) R.I.P. James Brokenshire MP.

[@TeMrN1]

2:16 LOL

[@Vienna3080]

Good actor for the Speaker rule, they seem to be preparing for Season 5 very nicely

[@Mitch_Rogoff]

What’s up with the red flower pins?

[@UTubeTulip]

TLDR: "Parliament doesn't stand still for long" Brexit: 3 and a half years later and parliament hasn't gotten anywhere.

[@AdamJones-dq3cp]

Wholesome parliament love it

[@asleep909]

Looking forward to the 'according to Hoyle" jokes...

[@flyingfiddler90q]

So now that Lindsay Hoyle is speaker, does that mean parliamentary business will now be conducted "according to Hoyle"? 😆

[@welfiblablabla]

Man... this channel gives me so much knowledge about british politics I'll never going to be using 😅

[@unformedeight]

Might be a good pick, haven't heard enough of him to know if his OODAAAA is really that great

[@kaziiqbal7257]

After hearing Lindsay Hoyle speak I was like “aha, they picked right.”

[@rmsgrey]

So for the foreseeable future, Parliament will be run strictly according to Hoyle?

[@raceace]

New Speaker of the house, Please please please be Jonathan Pie.

[@tblades3033]

Those jump cuts during speaches are very jolting. Not sure it's nessecery withing the same sentence.

[@MrGonzonator]

Good luck to all our non-British fans, who are going to be sweatin' cobs trying to understanding owt the new speakers harping on.

[@lukeholehouse2815]

Such a good accent 😂 love Chorley me

[@MrGonzonator]

@MrAlex15can it takes many hundreds of years of sustained inbreeding.

[@NKDuisburg02]

No clappin yeah!

[@hinode593]

Why wasn't what JC had to say shown?

[@HeyMJ.]

Thank you for explaining the Speaker election process. It’s fantastic that historical elements remain. Why IS the wig no longer worn? If not an offense, it would bring a bit of gravitas back to the position..

[@quasarsphere]

It's fucking itchy.

[@LucifersTear]

I agree, the wig certainly makes you stand out as the authority for an orderly parliament.... Surely they could just get a tidier, less itchy wig lol

[@HeyMJ.]

The ‘itch’ factor is a claim.. but surely wig material choices have progressed since then? 🤔

[@randomclips888]

I actually though Lindsay Lohan was elected as the new speaker loooool i donno why but i would not be suprised

[@RickJasonObrero11]

New shirt concept: "Can I just say..."

[@habilsubarqah]

New order, louder order.

[@sevenkuatin9217]

Would appreciate a deeper look specifically at the new speaker and what you think he means for parliament and Brexit.

[@koppadasao]

No more "Flying flamingos"?

[@Vapidity]

Is it just me, or is anyone else looking forward to brexit being turned into a series of full feature films?