Watch: Moment Commons Speaker denies debate on Gaza ceasefire

[@bryanbrookes6366]

Now the SNP needs to put in an offical vote of no confidence in against the speaker

[@anonymoususerinterface]

no such thing

[@bryanbrookes6366]

@@anonymoususerinterface well there should be,

[@dhall5785]

The Scottish people are set to put in an official vote of no confidence in the SNP. Absolutely useless. Bone idle careerists who have done absolutely bugger all for the people that lent them their vote. Squealing about Gaza and pitiful parliamentary theatrics to divert from their utter betrayal of Scottish people- they leave Scotland in a fucking mess and couldn’t give a shit

[@MichaelJ44]

Shows how much you know. You can’t put a no-confidence vote against the speaker

[@royboy565]

What has happened in the past is the P M on behalf of the govt tells the speaker they have no confidence in him and he normally resigns

[@jn4126]

How is this not corruption? Impartial should me your on side of the people, not the establishment. History will remember those who stood between Palestine and justice

[@therichieboy]

What establishment?

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

But which people should the Speaker be on the side on, just the ones that share your views to the exclusion of all others ?

[@Hal-zm7dq]

The Palestinians have no standing in these countries and their appeals should be viewed as toilet paper. Let them return the hostages and renounce terrorism first. Such entitled narcissists. Losers as well.

[@InternationalScot]

@@jjefferyworboys8138Do you agree that the Speaker should follow the rules and not lie? Are you capable of being mature just for a few seconds?

[@royboy565]

​@@InternationalScotSpeaker didn't break any rules. He just didn't follow convention. The speaker doesn't have to follow convention, he can disregard precedents when he feels it is necessary.

[@acsxdzght]

SNP GOT SCREWED AGAIN

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

Made my day ! If the SNP didn't keep moving the goal posts they would have got their vote.

[@glenwalker6973]

What about labour… joke, the uk government are war mongers end off

[@RedToriesBlueTories]

​@@jjefferyworboys8138What goalposts was that.

[@maigepresents5840]

The country got screwed.... by the Labor Friends of Israel... looks like the Juice owns the British parliament now...

[@jmca3324]

It made your day that a democratically elected Scottish party was silenced by a member of the Westminster Labour party. That he broke convention then lied to SNP matters not to you clearly.

[@nastropc]

Last week Hoyle said “we can have an SO24, to get an immediate debate, because the debate is so important to this house.” If you’re the SNP, how can you not feel mugged off? How can you accept Hoyle continuing as speaker?

[@ScottishRoss27]

Its Westminster telling Scotland we don't have any say, Westminster making the case for independence for us and it doesn't even realise it.

[@MrWiwl]

Because it's being brought to the floor by the government tomorrow. The SNP as all political parties just want to use their weight for soundbites and gotchas. It was denied becuase oft he timeliness factor - it was discussed last week and as I said it's being brought for discussion tomorrow in the order of business. Why would you then grant an SO for discussion when it is already factored into the business.

[@ChrisMurray-iw9ij]

​@@ScottishRoss27 someone has to remind you, isreal isn't going to listen either

[@billyc.andrew7286]

​@@ChrisMurray-iw9ij The people of some nations believe in justice and also in being on the right side of history. Scotland's govt acknowledge this in the current circumstances.

[@ChrisMurray-iw9ij]

@@billyc.andrew7286 Palastine government surrendered today the war is over

[@Jericho642]

How f***ing ironic is it that the best person in the House of Commons represents a party that wants to leave the UK. I have a ton of respect for Stephen Flynn; he’s doing great work

[@robertandrew5768]

You're language is befitting of someone who respects another ned.

[@Jericho642]

@@robertandrew5768 how predictable that you don't know the difference between "you're" (you are) and "your". Classic...

[@Muskoviterebel]

​@Jericho642 how pedantic are you...

[@johnnyparkinson9431]

Don't be fooled. He's just doing it for political gain, to attack the Labour Party. Who of course are the SNP's only rivals at the upcoming election. Flynn is as bad as the rest of them, if not worse. Gullible SNP supporters lapping it up of course.

[@billyc.andrew7286]

​@@robertandrew5768 Cursing, any social scientist or psychiatrist will tell you, is an indication of high intelligence, but I'd be most surprised if you were familiar with this fact.

[@cometmoon4485]

What a disgrace.

[@therichieboy]

⅔ of our cheese is imported. THAT is a disgrace!

[@billyc.andrew7286]

​@@therichieboy _The Mad Cheese Lady,_ Truss, currently talking drivel on stage, during her US tour.

[@HadaHussProductions]

She fixed the pork market tho funny since she's a 🐖

[@AA-hg5fk]

Hoyle must resign, his behaviour is outrageous!

[@BladedFish]

Don't be absurd. He's following the rules of SO24. If the government were not making a statement on the matter the very next day, it would be a different story. But they are, so it isn't.

[@davidclarke1705]

Hoyle position is untenable and I have always liked him, but when blamed his decision on white extremist, not on being bullied by Labour and Muslim extremism.

[@InternationalScot]

@@BladedFishNo he isn’t. It’s a joke of a parliament - a braying hole full of public schoolboys on the make.

[@boxtradums0073]

@@BladedFishoh look rules only exist for Scottish people

[@alerojas2952]

​@@BladedFishnitwit

[@jonsmith5058]

Hoyle: ‘I made a mistake, here’s how you can fix it’ SNP: ‘ok we did what you said’ Hoyle: ‘yeaaah no, we already discussed that in the vote I stole from you’

[@harleyb7880]

Israeli controls the parliament

[@gothicgolem2947]

Idk about stole if the tories had not withdrawn there would have been a vote on their motion

[@rbslammed6163]

@@gothicgolem2947you absolutely know it was stolen

[@harleyb7880]

Israel are in control

[@gothicgolem2947]

@@rbslammed6163 by the tories maybe

[@ProfessorChomsky]

Hoyle is an absolute disgrace.

[@therichieboy]

Yes Liz

[@KarakuraNinja]

He also went to israel and hanged with Tzippi and did the propaganda tour. His father founded labour friends of israel too turns out. Not a British civil servant, should be removed.

[@Ajalemes]

​@@KarakuraNinjaI can't find anything about his father founding the LFI, do you have a link?

[@katieoumanssour]

@@Ajalemesa quick google search brings up loads of

[@katieoumanssour]

@@Ajalemes Google it! It’s well documented and came out of his own mouth during the speech he gave at his visit in October.

[@therandomoguy3809]

Our system is a fucking joke.

[@shadowside8433]

It's easy to play any system against itself with bad faith actors like Flynn, Johnson etc

[@The1RedRooster]

Is it not more of a "Joke" that those MP's who speak OUT about the treatment of Human Beings in Israel by their security forces are ran-out of office by the Party Leader? I'm talking about multiple MPs in Labour Party who are wrongfully dismissed by the Party Head because of their (fair) criticisms.

[@Ofelas1]

Hoyle member of Labour Friends of Israel

[@AceBanana100]

Its not that good

[@gothicgolem2947]

How?

[@martinherts1967]

Politicians are laughing and sneering at the public.

[@markmorrid8144]

The indigenous public.

[@custardstuff5178]

They have been for a decade

[@Jojohumf]

@@markmorrid8144indigenous 🤣

[@mrnice7570]

Having ruined the lives of 60 million Brits, now they're worried about their safety. And so they should be

[@ryanclarke6612]

“Sorry, we can’t do it today because I bottled it. Will do it another day.” “Not feeling it anymore. Sorry.” People are dying every day this shambles fumble the ball.

[@royboy565]

What's people dying every day in a far off country got to do with a symbolic motion in British parliament?

[@TessTearoe-zp5xv]

Because if a power does it there, a power can do it anywhere to anyone.

[@furyiv]

​@@royboy565 we have a duty to the middle east given the fact that this crisis is OUR creation.

[@Emma-kz3zr]

​@@royboy565 what's symbolic about ceasing arms trade with Israel?

[@ticktock79]

Serious question: what can we do?? The motion is just a strongly worded letter sent to people who won't read it or care

[@elochai81]

After this Hoyle hasn't got a goddamn leg to stand on, his position is untenable and he should have gone when he was bending over backward and turning a blind eye to what Boris was getting up to. At the very least the SNP should have had their count put back to three and taken one from labour after the sham he committed.

[@BrianWright70]

I'm shocked that the son of the founder of Labour friends of Israel is against any criticism of Israel......

[@isotropisch82]

I'm no friend of Israel, or fan of Hoyle, but "the founder" is an overstatement, apparently Doug Hoyle "helped found" LFI... not sure what that means, but he was only 27 at the time LFI was founded and not an MP, so it sounds like it was said by L Hoyle to bolster his "I'm not an anti semite" credentials, for whatever reason he considered that necessary.

[@jonstclair3290]

Hoyle is a genocide enabler... england is truly in i-sraels pocket

[@sineadadamus2099]

💯

[@TheBlingting]

Israel is a foreign power with a dreadful human rights record. It's outrageous that a group supporting it exists within the party at all and it should be disbanded.

[@TheBlingting]

Israel is a foreign power with a dreadful human rights record. It's outrageous that a group dedicated to supporting it exists within the party at all and it should be disbanded.

[@donttrip8282]

Hoyle is compromised, this goes way beyond his usual levels of uselessness.

[@thorny__gooses]

Insanely proud of the SNP for standing up to genocide and having a moral code. Stephen nails it yet again, the resilience makes me happy I’m Scottish

[@Altashheth08]

Proud? Really, they’re unhappy that the house has unanimously backed calling for a ceasefire… surely you would proud if they were celebrating rather than playing party politics?

[@mikeh5656]

Equally as proud of Israel for dealing with terrorism, and to Keir for having a backbone and not bowing down to the Muslim vote

[@julianshepherd2038]

Labohr effed over a represe tatives of the people becahse you dont like Israel being criticised for war crimes ​@@Altashheth08

[@The1RedRooster]

@@Altashheth08Quote: they’re unhappy that the house has unanimously backed calling for a ceasefire" end-quote. No, that is not what they are unhappy about......... I truly believe that those Under the age of 18 have NO Right to talk about Adult issues (as the 08 in your username suggests).

[@harleyb7880]

Yet nothing will be done because Israel are in charge of the UK parliament

[@7rich79]

So when can they have a debate on the standing order? In due course, Humphrey. At the appropriate juncture. In the fullness of time. When the moment is ripe. When the necessary procedures have been completed. Nothing precipitate, of course.

[@TessTearoe-zp5xv]

Of course they had procedures when they stole SNPs motion. We know how trust worthy they are, NOT

[@michaelprobert4014]

Didn't he say it was happening tomorrow?

[@EtoileLion]

​@@michaelprobert4014Not the question being asked. A standing order cannot directly be debated, but a motion to amend the standing orders can be made. Course the SNP wont be able to bring such a motion, it would be for the government to move it.

[@billyc.andrew7286]

SSDD.

[@TessTearoe-zp5xv]

@@billyc.andrew7286 What does this mean?

[@Mizpah5]

The Speaker must resign.

[@billb7876]

better if he was removed and dealt with

[@mdog111]

For anyone who is unaware, the speaker and deputy speaker are both members of Labour Friends of Israel.

[@HelenaMikas]

creeps of the worst order ..they'd sleep with the devil for profit

[@PickleLily]

With friends like that, who needs Hamas.

[@Weejie2011]

Hoyle isn't, because he cannot have affiliation with his former party. Rosie Winterton is and she's also a member of Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East (check it out). I would suggest that you don't listen too much to the likes of George Galloway. You'll end up being unaware of the full story.

[@badarttangent7786]

Hoyle is corrupted. He needs to go

[@ollyfirth4641]

Not really though. Please tell me how this decision highlights that?

[@Altashheth08]

Corrupt? Wtf?

[@JasperB12]

Michael Martin was corrupted, Hoyle is far more honourable than him and Bercow

[@adammitxhell2932]

His father chaired Labour Friends of Israel. the more you know.

[@boxing1583]

Because he's been Israel on many Vacations

[@derekpbyrne]

If the man had any sense of shame he should resign... he has single handedly shredded his only impartiality that he shouts about so much !! The HoC has descended into a circus by Bojo and the tories in the same way congress has by accordion hands and the GOP

[@sayedyousif3156]

Shame on you, Hoyle

[@SUNXV1]

Hoyle can stick to the rules today because Starmer says he can! Clearly, he is not fit for the office he holds.

[@royboy565]

Speaker broke no rules. Try again.

[@bengilkes7676]

@@royboy565 So he was totally fair?

[@royboy565]

​@@bengilkes7676He decided to allow all three votes for the safety of the M P s. Very fair I'd say.

[@drago1943]

Oh please put the other record on will you.

[@toriesdontgettazered7464]

​@royboy565 no he didn't he allowed the tory and Labour motion at the expense of snp and what's worse it their day not labours

[@plasmapizza2504]

That speaker has to be removed.

[@jackdubz4247]

He'll only be removed if he goes against the Tories.

[@royboy565]

He won't resign. And he won't go unless. the govt make a statement that they have no confidence in him.

[@HelenaMikas]

True and actually for 1) corruption 2) misuse of office and 3 ) inability to actually speak with clarity & truth

[@manic2360]

...He should have Resigned.

[@HelenaMikas]

a stupid , arrogant unsuitable man minus common sense , honesty and ability to speak Out and be gone Mr Hoyle .

[@paulcini5849]

Hoyle has strange priorities. Is he awaiting instructions from the President of Israel like Starmer

[@patbassman8251]

No he's for instructions from Hamas .

[@ScottishRoss27]

Ex Labour MP Lindsay Hoyle when interviewed by Jewish News... ''My father (former Labour MP Doug Hoyle) helped found Labour Friends of Israel.''

[@Bagofnowt]

​@@patbassman8251 That makes no sense in context. You do know that, right?

[@EddieTheH]

​@@patbassman8251 Please explain the reasoning behind your reply, it's genuinely got me mystified.

[@therichieboy]

@@EddieTheH ​ their point is, this is a war between 2 peoples, not just a once sided offensive

[@ashtar2305]

He has not explained why he accepted Keir allegations of threats as TRUE...was any physical evidence presented...

[@lars2007]

Can’t have the U.K. condemning collective punishment and starvation of Palestinians in Gaza

[@Monkey_slapping_keys]

Nope as they are not a court.

[@mattmatt4000]

Virtue signalling

[@blede8649]

​​@@Monkey_slapping_keysThen why are everyone and their mother asked to condemn Hamas ? They're not a court either aren't they ?

[@tonycodolo]

What a disgrace. This will NEVER be forgotten or forgiven.

[@royboy565]

Yes because every brit is discussing Gaza over their cornflakes. Not.

[@tonycodolo]

@@royboy565 But maybe the rest of the Global South is discussing it over their cornflakes. I omitted to say I am not British.

[@michaelprobert4014]

That's the spirit. Humankind will go far with that attitude. Incidentally, the Government has proposed the debate for tomorrow. The SNP and Conservatives working togetherr.

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

@@tonycodolo The rest of the Global South also have more important things to discuss over their breakfast.

[@tonycodolo]

@@jjefferyworboys8138 glad to see you still maintain your colonial character. But as has been said before, times they are a changing.

[@J123Tilley]

The government, Starmer and this sad excuse of a man have shown how the uni-party operates.

[@leighvaughton2740]

Hoyle; 'I have decided that it's better for me to keep my job and prevent any embarrassment to Starmer even if this means there will be more genocide. And also my Dad set up Labour Friends of Israel'. Politics doesn't get any lower than this.

[@moiracneill6478]

SO 24 application, its a private application... ? Standard Order, responsibility of Crown, does not fall into the ministerial purview ...? If its urgent...? The government is making a relevant statement tomorrow... ? He is deciding that the government can determine what can and when it will be debated in the House. If the government decides, tomorrow, to limit the house, after the government has made its statement, the parliament is no longer able to bring the peoples anti genocide voice into debate! Or into policy! What the F!

[@markdavies143]

Flynn just needs to eyeball someone and they shut up quickly, Hoyle on the other hand couldn’t control a toddlers birthday party. I’d say it’s time he did the honourable thing and stood down like an “honourable” gentleman 😂

[@andrewharrison7767]

i'm mentally picturing jim carrey in liar liar, coughing into his hand mockingly every time hoyle says honourable

[@dirtygunslinger9835]

A toddlers birthday party is carnage mate!

[@rpw1013]

Only problem is Hoyle is not an honourable gentleman.

[@markdavies143]

@@rpw1013 he’s not even a ‘closet’ Tory anymore. The Tory idea of sticking a northerner into the role of speaker was their effort at hiding their man

[@zenzender3790]

This so shows how low British politics is going. And they won't hesitate throwing scottish people under the bus given the chance.

[@martinbateman2467]

So he lied to the house then!! He is a disgrace to the office which he currently holds

[@ShopFloorMonkey]

Just another example of the mealy mouthed "the situation has changed" excuse. And a particularly egregious one, at that!

[@vulbaby4989]

RIP Aaron Bushnell, RIP Rachel Corrie. Free Palestine.

[@munkeypuzzle5309]

Why are these not being reported on? I had no idea

[@taxpayer1040]

And Hind Rajab in memory of all the lost children - but never forgotten. What an absolute joke the Labour Party and their friends in the ‘media’ (e.g. Likud Broadcasting Co.) make this country look.

[@vulbaby4989]

@puzzle5309 In addition, an American woman wrapped herself in a Palestinian flag and set herself on fire in protest outside the Israeli Consulate in Atlanta on December of 2023. She was reported to be in critical condition. I'm not sure she is still alive.

[@munkeypuzzle5309]

@@taxpayer1040 labour party?

[@Weejie2011]

@@munkeypuzzle5309Rachel Corrie was killed more than two decades ago and it was widely reported at the time. Bushnell, indeed, seems to have very selective coverage. It was reported by the BBC, but not the Guardian.

[@AbsoluteOldskoolHardcoreJungle]

😂😂😂 more corruption than the 3rd world combined

[@archiemcberry7102]

The Speaker is loyal to Sir Keir. Now Sir Keir must save his Speaker's job.

[@jackdubz4247]

Wrong. Hoyle is 100% loyal to the Tories. He wants that peerage from Sunak, after all.

[@Parkinson.]

@@jackdubz4247 If he's loyal to the Tories, why did he crack under the pressure from Labour's leadership last week?

[@EddieTheH]

​@@jackdubz4247 Wrong, he's loyal to whoever is going to be in power for the next parliament.

[@ewalk4692]

He's loyal to the Zionists in Israel, as are the Labour and Conservative parties. The current Islamaphobia/race thing with Anderson and Khan is a classic diversion which helps to take the spotlight off Israel.

[@davidadams5116]

And Starmer is loyal to Blair. Watch Blair run Starmer if Labour win

[@boxing1583]

Everybody in the UK belives in Freedom Of Speech is important The pepple we pay 85k each for Wont debate topics

[@michaelprobert4014]

Didn't e say they would do it tomorrow?

[@toriesdontgettazered7464]

​@michaelprobert4014 no

[@AndrewLuke]

Phone accident alright? They'll deal with it tomorrow? Tomorrow? How about last effing week? How many die a day in Gaza? Near a hundred I swear TFG The Commons moves with all the speed of a newly born Ocean quahog clam which thinks it has 500 years ahead of it, or a Sea Anemone moving 0.39 inches an hour. That's being generous.

[@royboy565]

Our parliamentary decisions about ceasefires in other wars has no bearing on casualties or basically anything. So it's not important. It's just symbolic.

[@andygardner5810]

"Whilst the decision is mine to take" Is he reading his own notes or did Starmer have someone type them

[@SirWhig-esq.]

I miss Betty Boothroyd, she was the best speaker. And ‘shouty mc’yells a lot’ Bercow, even if he was a bully, he knew how to do things right.

[@manic2360]

Hoyle has been the weakest speaker in my lifetime............

[@Bagofnowt]

​@@manic2360what about Michael Martin?

[@MegaMan01]

This is what a corrupt system does. We need to get all this changed. This is also why Scotland is better off being an independent state.

[@Lucpol1986]

Trouble is, many folk believe that a GE will solve the issues. If they believe that things will run differently under a different party, they are seriously and utterly deluded 👍🏾

[@mrnice7570]

Once we have figured out how to build a ferry I'm sure learning to run a country will be easy and cheap....

[@RichardWilliamsowdrick]

An absolute disgrace ! The Speaker has achieved the outcome, the "Friends of Israel" lobbied for!

[@ashtar2305]

Fiend of Israel...Speaker

[@therichieboy]

You'd be interested to know that while British parliament is playing games and pretending to be significant, the real work is being done in Israel to bring this horror to an end. Only last night thousands of protesters in Tel Aviv were attacked by police and many arrested. Just remember, it's only the corrupt government and it's ultra right backers here that wants this war to continue.

[@waterbearer4627]

That is shocking, the speaker causes a mess, goes back on his word and now won't let them discuss a ceasefire. Wasn't he recently in Israel? How can he not be biased?

[@snowyowel7961]

We should not have a biased speaker of the house of commons. He is putting the undemocratic Labour Party first again. Keep Labour out of number ten seriously OUT.

[@sarcasticstartrek7719]

lol

[@royboy565]

Yeah of course he is lol.

[@jackdubz4247]

This is all the Tories' doing.

[@manic2360]

I despise Starmer but not as much as I despise the tories..

[@therichieboy]

They're the only half decent option the country has, like it or not.

[@andrewharrison7767]

strange that he's suddenly decided that standing procedures need followed to the letter - I'm amazed nobody laughed when he mentioned asking the clerks' opinion considering they openly warned him he was breaking convention last week

[@HitchcockTheSnail]

Hoyle is the son of a founder of Labour friends of Israel and he had toured the Occupied Territories - says it all SMH

[@therichieboy]

you clearly have a full grasp of the situation, have listened to all sides comprehensively and with a level head, and have delivered a fair verdict.

[@thebobbrom7176]

​@@therichieboy Instead of being patronising why not provide evidence to the contrary then?

[@Weejie2011]

LFI was founded a decade before the Six Day War and 16 years before the Yom Kippur War. At that time, the Israeli Labour Party (still Mapai then) headed the Knesset under Ben-Gurion. The UK Labour Party had links with Labour movements across the globe. Although Mapai were not squeaky clean, you cannot conflate the situation then with the ultra far-right Likudnik led government today.

[@KinderOG]

What the actual fuck is going on with this Government? I genuinely thought I've seen it all until this. Fucking shameful. Hoyle needs to be gone.

[@christophertagg2045]

What do you expect from such a speaker. He is not only a disgrace but he says one thing and does the opposite. How can we trust such people to be in Parliament but then most them are "birds of the same feather".

[@paulharris1502]

The Uniparty.

[@W67w]

Who really runs the UK that we can't even debate a ceasefire

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

That's the problem, the SNP don't just want to discuss a ceasefire, they want to keep adding other things to the discussion.

[@Patricia-sw3ek]

Israel

[@17dragoncut]

Unbelievable

[@realitycheck4086]

Unfortunately it is not unbelievable.

[@darkhorse505]

I also love that in “normal circumstances” the house wouldn’t even get any explanation as to why a vote gets rejected. Just, “because we said so”

[@raylder6339]

He’s got to go. The House of Commons waited long enough before last week, his arm’s being twisted and his excuses aren’t going to wash.

[@timflatus]

This is being sat on from a great height. While Starmer and Hoyle are clearly complicit in this, I'm not sure they're driving.

[@maigepresents5840]

Yeah sure... let's all pretend like the Juice aren't in complete control of our parliament...

[@Titus9508]

Starmer - "Hi Isaac? I'm in a fix here and might offend my donors, what should I do?'

[@therichieboy]

antisemitic. I'm sure you don't mean to be but your words are. I hope you can one day understand why.

[@royboy565]

​@@therichieboyHe won't.

[@paulwilson2651]

Scotland representatives ignored again. Time to leave that place for good!

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

Perhaps they shouldn't try to change the purpose of the debate to suit their ever changing agenda.

[@boxtradums0073]

@@jjefferyworboys8138are the SNP the only party that engages in party politics, funny because is see Labour and their Tories do it every f’ing day but get they are English so different rules for them, right ? 🤢

[@paulwilson2651]

@ryworboys8138 That's the best you can come up wit? You obviously have no idea how the Wastemonster Parliament works . So pathetic!

[@MAMA23141]

The police are not the problem. The government is the problem. The British MP Arthur Balfour and the British government should have thought through it more in November 1917 before importing the Zionism problem into Britain.

[@johnavery3941]

Hoyle stuffs the SNP again..... he actually said an SO24 was the way forward. Is Starmer behind his back and speaking all this for him?

[@moiracneill6478]

So Scottish National Party wanted to debate Gaza situation, on their day, but the Labour Party went and pressured the speaker to give the day to Labour, who didn't focus on Gaza.. now, SNP, has asked for a day to debate, he says, it's not under the crowns purview, and its not urgent? So the emergency debate is denied? So, the government decides if the parliament can debate policies? And the speaker, saying the government will speak, on the matter tomorrow, that the government can ask the speaker to limit debate, means the point of view of the opposition is invalid? Shite! Complete shite

[@HelenaMikas]

If Gaza is not urgent then Hoyle is a danger to the already shambles of a Parliament

[@MrGreen1314]

This man is just appalling.

[@jj66]

He needs to show some integrity and resign immediately

[@tkhan101]

What do you expect? His father was Labour Friends of Israel.

[@essealants3730]

Spinless much, he should have hit the bricks last week. Now he should be thrown out forget resigning

[@DizzyVizion]

Well, if you ever wondered if the UK government values Israel more than Scotland, 'yes' is the unfortunate answer.

[@kurtgodel5236]

What a joke. And during the Brexit debates they had the audacity to blame the chaos on the EU and the civil service.

[@brennan.williams]

did he just say its none of our business?

[@RealOGfikey]

This guy is unbelievably corrupt.

[@maigepresents5840]

His father was one of the founders of the Labor friends of Israel... this man is a shill and a fraud. Needs to go

[@rbslammed6163]

If you are not willing to hold people accountable for their abuses then don’t act surprised when they continue to abuse it Hoyle should be entering the workforce but they let him get away with it and we see the results

[@BunyanaRed1958]

"However, the Speaker said that under Commons rules an emergency debate had to be on an issue ministers had responsibility for, and there must be no other way MPs could discuss it." BBC News....Is there not some responsibility with the fact that the Govt provide Israel with weapons ????????

[@willbusn5683]

You are still blaming Tony Blair fir irak.damn if you interfere and damn if you don't. Stay out of it.

[@dendenju]

what a disgrace

[@andyfry745]

Who does he think he is? Outrageous and time for him to go

[@alistairangus7216]

Hoyle, hiding behind a rule book that he ripped us last week - just go!!

[@logann001]

Its a big club..and you ain't in it.

[@crazyrobots6565]

Lol right at the very end 3:32 "hey, did you try to call me before?" "That was an accident"

[@timelessxp]

thank you for speaking out and standing up for peace, justice and security

[@Todischo]

I think Hoyle is a decent person in a difficult position. However, he is in out of his depth in this role, and once again it's Stephen Flynn speaking sense and showing us how broken and archaic our political system is.

[@muzammal-h]

Hoyle is in the grip of Israel.

[@royboy565]

Don't be fooled. Flynn is just playing politics with this. He is annoyed because he wanted to show the splits in the vote from the Labour Party. He couldn't care less about Gaza or Israel.

[@AmyAmy-ob7vi]

Discrasful he has lost all creadabilty and is no longer worthy to be the speaker of the house he mirrors the weakness and decit of this parlement and should retire from his role as speaker of the house

[@warrenpaine]

It's time for the Scots to do what their Irish cousins did a century ago and declare independence from London. They have no real power in that Westminster parliament.

[@jackdubz4247]

The damage is already done. Once again the anti-Scotland unionists close ranks. I would expect nothing less from the English parliament.

[@michaelprobert4014]

They are getting a debate the day after this was raised. In the meantime this "English " Parliament can have it's laws for England blocked by Scottish MPs. It's swings and roundabouts.

[@ScottishRoss27]

@@michaelprobert4014 The English Government scrapped its EVEL (English Votes for English Laws) as turning the union parliament into the English parliament squatting in the union parliament was a gift to the Scottish Independence Movement.

[@not_ever]

If you think Westminster represents the English, you really do not know anything about the UK or England. Westminster represents a certain class and wealth category of person at the expense of all others in the union.

[@salopian4037]

@@ScottishRoss27 No such thing as an English Goverment. We are denied that, unlike all you lot.

[@FlaviadaRocha-c5m]

Very important to keep the Scottish traitors under firm control. Abolish the Scottish Parliament, return all authority to Westminster ans insist that we have a single UNITED KINGDOM.

[@SD-tj5dh]

Hoyle mugging off the scots harder than Edward Longshanks

[@JCL-n7y]

Hoyle has to go and even if I was English I'd find it hard to vote for Starmer.

[@thebobbrom7176]

So he's become a dictator right?

[@andybrown4284]

If the decision is indeed his and the apology actually meant anything he'd be setting the date for this wednesday. However the apology didn't relate to his reasons given for screwing the SNP and his ability to make decisions unaided is highly suspect. It'll be accepted once IDF troops have stormed rafah for the final phase of netenyahu's genocide which he's announced as coming in march

[@patbassman8251]

The only genocide was on October 7th.

[@Britishrailwaystories]

Why tell them they can do it under an SO24 if you’re then going to turn around and say no it can’t be done? Absolutely manufactured to prevent an actual vote and debate on Gaza. Absolutely disgusting.

[@davidmatthews9088]

That speaker has blood on his hands.

[@royboy565]

How?

[@plasmapizza2504]

He has blood on his hands

[@davidsmith5523]

BecUse the ceasefire was voted on and passed? Whose blood?

[@royboy565]

​@@davidsmith5523when he cut himself shaving I think he means.

[@sarcasticstartrek7719]

Nah he doesn't. Even if the SNP got their debate and sent a strongly worded letter to hamas, nothing would change. Israel isn't going to listen. It's all a charade anyway.

[@therichieboy]

Blood on his hands? Extreme much?

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

I never worry about such trivial things.

[@RichardFraser-y9t]

When is the next opportunity for an opposition motion?

[@andrewharrison7767]

depends upon if you mean labour or snp - snp only get 3 a year, which is part of the anger

[@BillY-tw8xc]

Hoyle is a sell out. He should not resign he should be removed!

[@SharmanSomerset]

Hoyle seriously needs to step down

[@nickywellman594]

The house is rotten to its core

[@upahill23]

MPs are not driving the bus, this is a Whitehall stitch-up. Hoyle is a disgrace.

[@eimkei1339]

Hoyle made a 'mistake' but he has no intention of taking the opportunity to remedy his error. In other words it was not a 'mistake' it was what he intended doing and it got Starmer off a very barbed hook whilst achieving little, if anything, else. Imho that's three Speakers in succession who have failed the traditions of the HoC. Let's have a GE and make it known to all candidates that a replacement Speaker is the first requirement.

[@khyron8509]

If the government wish to discuss a similar motion why oh why can't you just agree to allow the SNP's SO24 to go ahead it makes zero sense to keep on antagonising Scotland's representatives in Westminster and by dint Scotland's people, it just beggars belief.

[@shutup2751]

Stephen Flynn is a much better speaker than Humza Yousaf why is he not SNP Leader ?

[@not_ever]

He declined to run for leadership and endorsed Humza.

[@murdomaclachlan]

And also because being a good speaker is not the sole metric that dictates whether someone is a good leader.

[@andrewharrison7767]

because he didn't stand for it

[@shadowside8433]

I think he's a nasty piece of work, but then again so are most of them.

[@robertandrew5768]

Because he did not tick the right box.

[@communityheart8116]

STOP THE GENOCIDE

[@therichieboy]

where?

[@dianeglanville]

this speaker needs to go and take the rest of is cronies with him bye bye

[@farhanahmad6316]

Supporting the starvation of children. Then these people lecture the world about human rights and animal rights and equality and diversity and freedom. Hypocrites.

[@BadgerOfTheSea]

Crazy that a former member of Labour Friends of Israel who not long before becoming speaker went on a "solidarity trip" to Israel is now using his power to deny debates calling for Israel cease fire. I wonder what his reasons are.

[@upontheroof]

Hoyle making the case for Scottish independence