Commons Speaker Rejects Call for Gaza Vote, Setting Up SNP Clash
- Lindsay Hoyle last week made offer of emergency debate
- Most SNP MPs have signed motion of no confidence in UK speaker
Lindsay Hoyle
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House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle rejected a Scottish National Party call for a fresh vote on a cease-fire in Gaza, risking further tensions with the chamber’s third-biggest party following chaotic scenes in Parliament last week.
In a statement on Monday, Hoyle said he would not grant the SNP’s request for an emergency debate because the government was set to give a statement on the matter on Tuesday which will be followed by questions.