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The Speaker very irate!

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Riverwalk Thu 14-Jul-22 06:50:34

Sir Lindsay Hoyle nearly had a meltdown yesterday before he ordered two Alba MPs out of The Commons.

I'm afraid he's not a very commanding Speaker - amiable but not up to the job. He threw out those two but did nothing apart from repeatedly yell "Shut up!" to a Tory on his right.

I bet he's looking forward to the recess!

The Speaker

missdeke Sun 17-Jul-22 11:46:21

I think the MPs behave disgracefully, grown men and women representing us should know better and if they don't then they should not be there.

grandtanteJE65 Sun 17-Jul-22 11:42:31

Quite frankly the House of Commons doesn't need a louder-voiced Speaker.

It needs to realise that traditions sometimes need to change and that the bear-garden behaviour of the 17th and 18th centuries should be discontinued.

As far as I have experienced, no other parliament in the world accepts behaviour of this kind from its members.

Rosina Sun 17-Jul-22 11:38:34

Bring back Bercow? The least impartial Speaker in living memory? 'Must the the heat ....

Soniah Sun 17-Jul-22 11:35:15

He's like an ineffectual head master who has lost it

Athrawes Sun 17-Jul-22 11:34:52

He shouldn't have to bellow and shout at the MPs - but they're showing their true colours and I think they're like a whole load of unruly school children who haven't yet grown up and started to act like adults in this environment. And we're meant to vote for these people?????

leeds22 Sun 17-Jul-22 11:31:43

I like the Speaker. It's the baying mob of MPs who need a kick up the backside. Oh for a civilised House of Commons.

Grantanow Sun 17-Jul-22 11:11:55

I think Hoyle is doing fine. Give him time to develop. Bercow was banned for alleged bullying so I doubt he will get a peerage at all though in my view he was a good Speaker and tried to ensure Brexit was properly considered. But Johnson and Frost are responsible for the Brexit shambles.

Growing0ldDisgracefully Sun 17-Jul-22 11:10:31

The Banksy picture depicting the House of commons as chimps sums it up exactly I think.

Ladyleftfieldlover Thu 14-Jul-22 18:49:19

IMHO Bercow kept to the rules beautifully and was absolutely impartial. I hope he gets that peerage one day. It doesn’t bear thinking about who will be on Johnson’s resignation honours list…

varian Thu 14-Jul-22 18:38:39

Callistemon21

I'm sure he's a very nice man but perhaps too nice for the job of Speaker.

Bring back Bercow - *ORDER, ORDER*

Hear hear Calli

MawtheMerrier Thu 14-Jul-22 14:46:56

eazybee

It is the MPs who should be criticised, not the Speaker.
Betty Boothroyd and Lord Tonypandy yes; Bercow no, not impartial.

I agree!
However, few, if any, had a good word to say about Bercow when he occupied the Speaker’s Chair and Hoyle seemed a pleasant, well-mannered, reasonable change -plus he had a good SOH.
If schoolkids are rowdy, I blame the kids , not the teacher!

MadeInYorkshire Thu 14-Jul-22 13:37:28

What other workplace would accept it I wonder?

MadeInYorkshire Thu 14-Jul-22 13:37:01

It was an absolute shambles, and we are paying these 'kids' to act like that!

Whitewavemark2 Thu 14-Jul-22 13:36:58

He’s poor.

Esspee Thu 14-Jul-22 13:33:19

I thought he sounded rather ignorant tbh.

eazybee Thu 14-Jul-22 13:14:50

It is the MPs who should be criticised, not the Speaker.
Betty Boothroyd and Lord Tonypandy yes; Bercow no, not impartial.

Oldbat1 Thu 14-Jul-22 13:00:04

Nice enough man but weak as the speaker. I liked Bercow as the speaker not commenting about anything else.

Callistemon21 Thu 14-Jul-22 12:10:14

I'm sure he's a very nice man but perhaps too nice for the job of Speaker.

Bring back Bercow - ORDER, ORDER

Blossoming Thu 14-Jul-22 11:12:02

Hoyle isn’t the right person for the job of Speaker.

Iam64 Thu 14-Jul-22 08:41:33

Betty Boothroyd and Bercow were giants. I want to like Hoyle but I don’t see him having the power humour and determination to keep order. His voice doesn’t help him and the bear pit noises are tedious.

Greyduster Thu 14-Jul-22 07:50:41

No one could top Betty Boothroyd in her day! A Yorkshire lass and a force to be reckoned with!

Riverwalk Thu 14-Jul-22 07:46:05

I wouldn't mind Bercow back, at least he kept order.

BlueBelle Thu 14-Jul-22 07:43:08

Oh yes bring back Bercow little man with a big voice and nig afraid to tackle,anyone like him or loathe him he wasn’t afraid

Ladyleftfieldlover Thu 14-Jul-22 07:41:12

Bring back Bercow!

FannyCornforth Thu 14-Jul-22 07:10:43

Great minds Batty! wink