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More than 70 MPs sign no-confidence motion in Commons speaker as PM expresses concerns

The Independent

Commons leader blames Labour Party for chaos in parliament when MPs walked out

By Namita Singh,Andy Gregory,Tara Cobham,Jane Dalton

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has branded Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s handling of the Gaza ceasefire vote “very concerning”, but said the Commons Speaker was “reflecting on what happened”.

Mr Sunak warned that parliamentarians should never be intimidated by “extremists” after dozens of Conservative and SNP MPs signed a no-confidence motion in Sir Lindsay.

The speaker has apologised to the SNP after the House of Commons descended into chaos.

He broke with convention on Wednesday to allow a vote on Labour’s Gaza ceasefire amendment to an SNP motion calling for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza and Israel. The amendment was later passed without vote.