What does the Speaker of the House of Commons do? | Red Box

[@habanera409]

Wonderful to see him being himself!

[@jsl4228]

You mean a completely useless and ineffectual person? Yes, brilliantly entertaining. Worst speaker in history.

[@卡卡d]

@@jsl4228 Why is your opinion a fact lmao

[@jsl4228]

@@卡卡d You only have to watch this moron in Parliament to see that he is completely useless. He was put in the Speaker's chair specifically because he is so spineless. If you can't see that then quite frankly you are beyond help.

[@C.B2]

@@jsl4228 Out of curiosity, what did you think of his senior?

[@BossySwan]

@@jsl4228 rude

[@DIEMLtdTV]

I've a lot of time for Sir Lindsay. Not just because it's great to hear such a prominent Lancastrian voice in public life, but I was a young trainee surveyor working for a coal mining company who wanted to develop a landfill site in his constituency. The way that Hoyle, a local councillor, stood up for the constituents who elected him, taught me a lot about democracy.

[@TheMarlinspike]

He's a top bloke

[@XerxesGammon200]

wow so boring

[@peterdeanpowell]

@@XerxesGammon200 perhaps nearly as boring as you must be to comment on something you perceive to be boring. go figure :)

[@intheplums]

We definitely shouldn't have a Lancastrian speaker, they should always speak with proper RP English

[@kgroveringer03]

@@intheplumsnah, that just projects the image that Parliament is too out of touch for the modern day

[@chriswilson2431]

What a nice insight. I have to say, I really like Sir Lindsay Hoyle. I think he’s a perfect match for his position and he’s someone who’s in touch with modern politics

[@alexpaterson338]

He’s fkin awful

[@Gabriel-se9el]

@@alexpaterson338 get a grip.

[@chriswilson2431]

@@alexpaterson338 there’s no need for foul language. Other adjectives are freely available, my advice to you is to frequent yourself with some other than that one. It’s telling on someone’s character and level of intellect.

[@Gabriel-se9el]

@@alexpaterson338 no need for language like that Mr bercow!

[@alexpaterson338]

Well that statement makes no sense whatsoever , a reply on a KZbin video doesn’t show any part of someone’s intellect , I could write a paragraph with fancy words or I could just repeat he’s fkin awful. But hey whatever makes you feel good buddy.

[@7752]

Still weird to think this is the guy I shook hands with in Chorley ~10 years ago when he was going door-to-door in the run-up to the elections. MP of Chorley since 1997, but this guy does not rest!

[@wayneevans7376]

Chorley at min doesnt have an MP

[@C.B2]

@@wayneevans7376 The speaker is regarded as the uncontested MP for their respective constituency during their tenure.

[@SethTheOrigin]

Exceptional man and one who deserves the utmost praise for the work he’s done. Highest respect.

[@intheplums]

I hate his accent

[@emmapj4062]

I met lyndsay hoyle once in Chorley he was really friendly and smiley ☺ he deserves to go high up in the world of politics

[@dave8323]

A politician acting friendly, and smiling, is not proof of integrity or decency. It doesn't make someone deserving of success!

[@lolll3360]

@@dave8323 exactly 🤦

[@emmapj4062]

@@dave8323 lol my opinion I'm entitled to one 🤣 😅

[@hiammilk807]

i live in chorley

[@lewisg9954]

Hoyle is a credit to Chorley and the rest of the UK i met him after a football tournament when I was a kid top bloke happy for him getting the speaker of the house job

[@mohammedali111]

No one beats the OOOOORRRRDdddeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrr from John Bercow😅😅

[@amardaman3371]

Bercow is a Haraami 🤣🤣🤣

[@Sam88-l4k]

Bercow likes the sound of his own voice and was extremely impartial. Hence why he's the only speaker in history not to be honoured after his role

[@alanmyr1507]

Spat my tea out when that clip of him screaming it out came up 😂

[@kaziiqbal7257]

Betty Bothyrood’s stern yet quiet Order is up there as well

[@iceboundmartel]

You included the best "ORDER" ever from when those MPs were singing

[@lohphat]

1) Censures MPs for calling out a liar. 2) Doesn't censure the actual liar. 3) Exchanges his spine, honor, and reputation for a peerage.

[@gogglescot]

One of his jobs is to throw out anybody telling the truth, call a liar a liar and your thrown out! Says it all about how they run the place!

[@TheAcer4666]

What I don't understand is how, as an MP, the speaker is able to serve and represent their constituents if they are unable to vote or participate in debates?

[@thegroingringus2607]

they aren't

[@_hunu]

That's been a complaint of the constituents of the Speaker of the House for a long time.

[@lud3re384]

To put it bluntly, the speaker can't.

[@edmundironside9435]

@@_hunu why do they get voted back in then?

[@spencerschumacher4299]

@@edmundironside9435 The other parties traditionally don't contest the Speaker's seat. Nigel Farage famously did it awhile back and lost handedly

[@TheOneAndOnlyJDB]

Used to be a fan, not at the moment. How in recent PMQs he allows Boris to slander Kier on comments r.e. Saville yet then ejects Blackford after presenting evidence that Boris mislead parliament was such a contradiction. Then after all of that he still didn’t follow through and throw Blackford out. I feel he lacks the ability to control the room and the tories will use this to their advantage

[@CRINOTH]

Blackford broke the House of Commons rules, Johnson didn't. I know that sounds crazy but it's the rules that the Speaker is bound by that are at fault - not the Speaker himself.

[@lenmarfox2947]

Betty Boothryodd was an amazing speaker, I was only a kid when she was the speaker.

[@shaphocane5443]

If you are a female you must have turned out to be a beautiful woman

[@gorillachilla]

I'm sick and tired of you shouting out

[@davebrooks43]

What does the speaker do ? ,a very good question . If I was speaker I would make the Prime Minister answer the question in full ,and he would stay there until he did .

[@tatjanak.9440]

Well spot. 👍 I would make the PM not only answer in full, make him stop destroying this country and people lifes.

[@C.B2]

@@tatjanak.9440 Dennis Skinner tried to do that for half a century, and they just kept kicking him out.

[@milsub59]

Hoyle is only concerned with maintaining outdated procedures. He did nothing when Johnson lied about Starmer's involvement in the Saville fiasco.

[@milsub59]

Hoyle is pointless

[@ericktom]

Sir Lindsay is the last of his kind a truley honest pragmatic politician🇬🇧❤️

[@rickysmith705]

Being from the us I find it confusing but there is so much passion and face to face putting it out there being able to get rite to the point so unlike what I would have pitcher I do not have much educational about the way your system works but the greatest respect can't stop watching

[@eltonbritt1502]

MPs at Commons are worse than rowdy kids.😂

[@milsub59]

Back to the pub Einstein

[@milsub59]

grow up

[@gabeh7923]

I wish we had someone of Sir Lindsay's caliber in US politics.

[@matthewbaynham6286]

The problem is he does absolutely nothing to prevent Boris from repeatedly lying to the house. If MP's and the PM aren't telling the truth to the house and nothing is done about it, it's just a pointless pantomime. If the current framework of procedures isn't able to stop the lies then the speaker should change the procedures.

[@VK.x]

2:39 wonder if people sneak in for a quick snooze 😴 lol

[@mosheikh4514]

He allows the PM to tell lies but throws others out when they speak the truth...

[@acen8389]

It's so inspiring that the speaker is from Lancashire and from the North!

[@mydogeatspuke]

Not only from Lancashire but ALSO from the North? Yes, so inspiring that people can be from places that exist, and also from places within those places that are for some reason considered separate. Utter nonsense.

[@sam6719]

@@mydogeatspuke Jesus Christ have a breather please, was it that deep?

[@mydogeatspuke]

@@sam6719 who said anything about deepness? Were you dropped on your head as a child..?

[@sam6719]

@@mydogeatspuke ohh you're just a troll mkay tara

[@mydogeatspuke]

@@sam6719 how does that even make sense? You're the one saying something that was never about being deep isn't that deep. You're the troll. And an attention seeker to boot. Get a life, kid.

[@VK.x]

Wow 😮 that’s amazing architecture, I never thought it looked like that! 😍

[@setyourhandel340]

The speaker of the house should have the power to tell the MPS "answer the question."

[@alancooper9632]

This man Lindsay hoyle is an absolute breath of fresh air. He's proper down to earth and does the job brilliantly. He's absolutely the best.

[@Gibson1976uk]

Yeah, good at allowing Boris to run his mouth off and be a lying c**t

[@liambartlett9653]

He really doesn't have the balls to actually do the job properly like bercow

[@BossySwan]

@@liambartlett9653 Bercow was a biased rude disgrace not fit for the role of Speaker

[@milsub59]

Define "proper down to earth" ?

[@maximem1033]

@@liambartlett9653 thanks for being on the side of truth

[@Lorryslorryss]

This speaker's role seems mostly to involve tolerating lying and then expelling people who won't.

[@Sam88-l4k]

Unfortunately that's because it's in law that you cannot call someone out for lying. It's the hundred plus year old law that needs changing, the speaker unfortunately has to follow that practice other he would be deemed impartial, which is a big no no for a speaker. Hence why Bercow never got the traditional honours after he stepped down

[@mat5726]

Is there a nicer man than speaker Doyle?? He returns my faith that there are some decent people in Westminster

[@dylanquintanilla9123]

0:11 oh Oh oh oh oh order 😂😂😂

[@timmellor2599]

I like Sir Lindsay Hoyle as Speaker. He has a wonderful Lancastrian accent and approach which is so refreshing after his predecessor's attitude. Watching this Speaker, for instance, deal with Boris Johnson during PMQs after the Covid party scandal had broke should be compulsory viewing for anyone interested in British politics. Some of them were PMQs at its showiest!

[@JD-tg9cf]

Q-What does the speaker house do? A-Takes a big pay check

[@richardbrook4545]

There was me thinking part of the Speaker's job was to ensure that 'inadvertant' untruths were corrected by the minister responsible, rather than just censoring MPs for calling out lies

[@wierdalien1]

It's complicated

[@danielwoods3563]

An ornamental speaker, doesn't do his job and has facilitated the worst PM in British history. One of these guys who as soon as he feels part of the establishment forgets any principle he ever stood for.

[@davidbrent8031]

When he went ‘ORDER!!!’, I felt that.

[@yvonneredmond5905]

I think he's funny and does come out with some funny statements. If i'm honest i wouldn't do his job for a gold clock. I just wish that some of the out dated ancient rules or laws were more updated or gotten rid of.And then certain events wouldn't be happening the way they do. But he does appear to be fair..even if i don't agree sometimes..love his office though..

[@origin9249]

Examples of laws/'ancient' rules that are outdated?

[@tomblackwell6374]

@@origin9249The rules around un-parliamentary language prevent a greater level of scrutiny. For example the speaker is forced by convention/rules to remove any MP from debate for saying another MP lied or intentionally mislead Parliament regardless of whether they actually have or not. This restricts freedom of speech, dampens the value of debate in Parliament and only encourages more unofficial debates on tv/press. Don't get me started about 'The Right Honourable' title tripe too, representing your constituency is the only title that should count unless they are a minister/shadow minister.

[@Class43Harrison]

@@tomblackwell6374you have got to have standards anywhere you go, and these are put parliamentary standards. You can’t swear because it’s rude, especially for Parliament. It’s tradition and culture, that’s one of the aspects that draws millions of people to the U.K. every year, because off our traditions. Our monarchy and our landmarks and our government and our beloved traditions are brilliant, and WORLD FAMOUS! 🇬🇧 👑

[@ashleygb83]

What does the speaker do? He lets the Prime Minister blatantly lie, and throws out anyone who dares to call out the lies.

[@Sam88-l4k]

That's because the law states you cannot call someone out for being untruthful in parliament. It's the law that needs updating as it's so old. The speaker is just following what he has to.

[@ashleygb83]

@@Sam88-l4k Because he's a spineless puppet

[@Sam88-l4k]

No it's because it's his job. If he accepts and agrees that someone has lied he would be removed from his job. I'm not saying it's right. The law obviously is out dated and needs to changed. But clearly rather than looking up on this and educating yourself on the laws of parliament you'd rather just make a comment without back up or knowledge

[@ashleygb83]

@@Sam88-l4k There is a word for people who just go along with what they are told even though they know its wrong, and that word is spineless.

[@Sam88-l4k]

So if someone told you to steel a car and you know it's illegal but they tell you it's the right thing to do, would you still do it. Because you may be called spineless for not stealing the car even though it's illegal

[@zodiotekgaming]

He's also overseen every deliberate lie in the House of Commons ever and not done anything about it, even deflected points of order that actually were for the chair regarding absence of certain members

[@jamesbell5788]

Here Here totally agree

[@wessexfox5197]

So much better than Bercow. Honestly our political environment is in a shameful state but this man is a most honourable, gracious and humble man and we are lucky to have him as Speaker.

[@Eza_yuta]

I love English. They have very long history and preserved culture.

[@ianhamilton530]

Maybe make the PM accountable for once

[@malsimons]

Comes across really well. Genuine bloke

[@carolinekelly3415]

Thank you for sharing this tour!!!!

[@ramalufc322]

Useless Speaker, far too soft when Ministers repeatedly lie, mislead and announce policy to the press but he does nothing to substantively reprimand/punish.

[@scotthunter8215]

this one sees his main role as protector in chief for the prime minister

[@ians4564]

Such a lovely guy to see him on the PMQ sessions and the clips from Joe Politics and LBC. If I ever saw him, it would be an honour to meet him! 😍

[@mr.fahrenheit7009]

It's nice learning about different countries

[@benabusthethird9751]

Sends ministers out for telling the truth while allowing a proven serial liar to continue lying.

[@aperson22222]

Based on the thumbnail, we can conclude that one thing he does _not_ do is get his pants pressed.

[@novagerio9244]

What a delightful chap! 😄

[@dylankelly1715]

Says his own future portrait is "something to throw the darts" at 🤣🤣

[@crosbyong]

1:37 splendid idea, Sir Hoyle.

[@vonteflon]

Sir Lindsay

[@sallyraynor8984]

Sir Lindsay is a great speaker unlike the last bias failure.

[@davidhamilton1981]

Pretty sure that painting of Bercow is bigger than the man himself...

[@aeternapreliator]

He shouts order Orderrrrrr 😃👍🏼

[@sivelo5021]

Lacking gravitas & authority. Can you imagine the current lot trying to ride roughshod over Bercow? (notwithstanding his own faults) He just wouldn't have stood for it. The Johnson would have had to at least correct the record on a number of occasions by now!

[@maximem1033]

Bercow knew what democracy mean, he respected every colleagues that he has in the house, he knew how to lead the debate, but after the betrayal of all the chamber with the " Serial Bully" scandal, he was deeply hurt so that's why he doesn't give an order about the problems of the British parliament nowadays

[@petelowson5481]

Just a shame there’s no one in the House of Commons to make sure the Prime Minister doesn’t lie and answers the questions…..

[@peterperry5378]

not a patch on Bercow or Betty as weak as dishwater.

[@maximem1033]

He doesn't know what gratitude means, gratitude about their legacy...

[@Osk94]

Great video guys, really interesting

[@mutsnuts1989]

He might as well be Jerry Springer with all the nonsense we've seen lately.

[@jjboswell5043]

He definitely allows plenty of Jerry Springer style antics to happen under his watch

[@KushBs112012]

We all no that office is used for party’s 😂

[@tanyacollins3732]

What does the speaker do? ALLOWS LIARS TO SPEAK

[@joekerrigan7923]

Why does he always sound like he’s got a cold?? 🤣

[@dubstup23]

Gwaaannnn Sir Hoyle, loads respect keeping them lot in Order 😁

[@jjboswell5043]

He has no balls, I'd be surprised if he can keep his cutlery draw in order

[@thetowerfantasymusic]

Bercow was miles ahead of this guy

[@milsub59]

Light years

[@maximem1033]

He knew true meaning of democracy

[@sutats]

Lovely insight.

[@KiyokoSa]

The speak who defends Boris when he's called a liar... Ok.

[@robertpollock8110]

Let’s Johnson away with perpetual lies

[@pippipster6767]

Good bloke.

[@jonathonjubb6626]

What does he do? NOT ENOUGH!!

[@Mug-82]

Considering the fact that today every person who holds this position dictates laws by virtue of his authority as a person who changes his tie every day. You can understand why every law today is subject to political interpretation from the moment the pen is put on the table, this happens today in every democratic country.

[@jpheitman1]

He keeps the House in OHHH - DAAAAAHHHH

[@MinasKitchenn]

Very beautiful video 👍👍

[@OfficialCasaMusic]

Ironically chorley is where he is from and then matt chorley interviewing lyndsy

[@gurnoordhillon1433]

The most british video I've seen in a while

[@teamfamz9514]

The Speaker is there to tell the children off when they get a bit hyper.

[@darkmvz6186]

Parliament's ref who's obsessed with shouting ORDER

[@Gerard-Fisher]

This pomp and pantomime surrounded by plushness and exuberance should be confined to the history books and reserved purely for tourism. As a hard working man experiencing unprecedented levels of poverty at the hands of these overpaid pampered toffs, I find this from the outside looking in to be absolutely repugnant.

[@robingale100]

Just like that awful windsor family....Time to wave that lot bye bye 👋

[@lexrus7786]

Well we know what he doesnt do, and that's telling boris to speak to the truth and answer the question

[@Sam88-l4k]

It's actually the law to call someone out in parliament for not telling the truth, so the speaker just follows what he has to. It's the law that has been in place for over a hundred years that needs changing

[@knottybogeye6387]

Looks away from all the corruption in that evil place.

[@Scott-jb8sy]

WE STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HE DOES

[@alexpeartree2019]

2:09 that aged well!

[@monopolybillionaire5027]

ORDER! ORDER!

[@joshdun3290]

So sad how he said he hope it's a long way off before there is a coronation but, this was posted on the 16th of September 2021 and the queen died 8th of September 2022 and her funeral 19th September of 2022. Almost exactly a year later

[@tobiasg.7438]

Does the King sleeping in this bed befor his coronation?

[@DeepakVerma-cd4fe]

Speaker not wearing the wig makes him look like the deputy speaker of the commons , let’s bring back the wig campaign for the speaker to wear the wig , Lyndsey Hoyle please wear the wig , u look like the deputy speaker, when speakers wire the wig it made them look like the top boss . Bring back the wig, I will celebrate if Lyndsey Hoyle wore the wig , I have a picture of him wearing the wig, I asked my friend to put the wig in Lyndsey Hoyle in the picture, it suits Lyndsey Hoyle well the wig does .

[@murraygordon128]

Let's lies hide in the Parliament by kicking out the truth sayers. Pretty much sums him up no??

[@aworldofpureimagination914]

Did anyone read the title and just think "Nothing"?

[@VadersFist95]

Lets the tories get away with lying?

[@securityrobot]

He models clothes for Wallace and Gromit characters.

[@HOLLAifYouFEARme]

I love Sir Lindsay Hoyle

[@Hud.Alexdavenston]

The mean speaker document😅🌼

[@johnlynch5573]

Good man.

[@rickybojangles162]

I must say, I liked John Bercow but I also really like Sir Lindsay. He seems like a great person, fun personality but also incredibly dedicated to the role.

[@Sam88-l4k]

Bercow loved the sound of his own voice to much and was way to impartial for a speaker.

[@SleepExports]

@@Sam88-l4k yep

[@andreidi5383]

@@Sam88-l4k isn't a speaker supposed to be impartial?

[@Sam88-l4k]

Yeah sorry I meant the opposite, a dim moment from me 😂

[@DaveCroy]

He speaketh.

[@phillipwhitaker2149]

He's a great speaker. None of the grand standing that bercow used to enjoy.

[@Ragnarok3435-x5w]

Bercow was better at calling people out. He made sure that MP's were afraid of speaking out of terms, meanwhile Hoyle let's lies be smeared round the chamber.

[@Horizon301.]

@@Ragnarok3435-x5w Bercow was a bully and was known by all as that. He was a rude and arrogant man, he was entertaining but not right for the speaker role compared to our current one.

[@Ryan-ce1oc]

@@Horizon301. No he wasn't a bully. It's just the whiny Brexit Tories who couldn't get their own way that accused him of bullying to try and get him removed from his job because they thought he was stopping their fake fantasies from becoming a reality.

[@LOLERXP]

@@Horizon301. Come on, he was speaker for over a decade, re elected multiple times, always moderating the debates. Just because The SUN can get 4 videos of him being a bit rude back to rude MPs out of that doesn't mean he was a bully. He certainly liked to hear himself speak though.

[@Horizon301.]

@@Ryan-ce1oc perhaps do some basic research on the matter, it wasn’t brexit related at all. And if you claim what you claim then it shouldn’t happen because he should be impartial, hence Hoyle is repeated as is deputy speaker. They ran on improving from his tenure, that’s a Labour remainer in case you aren’t aware

[@MichaelLegg-fq6ly]

ORDERRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!! I SHALL HAVE ORDERRRR!!!!!!!!

[@tocaat2410]

"Boiled egg and soldiers" for breakfast - that goes back a very long way. Or maybe it's still the thing in Lancashire, where Sir Lindsay comes from.

[@madjock2878]

A Man to admire and respect

[@milsub59]

Grow up

[@tmarritt]

Not a bloody lot apparently

[@FAMEROB]

How can we destroy the country without being entirely blamed

[@Matt-cz6ti]

Don’t touch the lathe! Johnson! I’ve told you once, I’ve told you hundred times, don’t touch the lathe!