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PMQs Underway, Commons Speaker Blasts Gov't On COVID-19 Announcements

UK

PMQs underway in the House of Commons, but beforehand Speaker of the House Sir Lindsay Hoyle blasts the gov't on their lack of respect for the House in announcing COVID-19 restriction measures.

  • Speaker: 'gov't has treated MPs with total contempt' and its actions have been 'totally unsatisfactory'.
  • Will not select the Brady amendment, that seeks to gain greater parliamentary scrutiny of COVID-19 restriction measures.
  • Hoyle is a very different Speaker from his predecessor John Bercow. Bercow often courted controversy in his decision making, whereas Hoyle has sought a more cordial relationship with the gov't. As such, his statement highlights the thin ice the gov't is on in the Commons.
  • Link: https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/30624341...

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