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YOU WONT BELIEVE: 8 - What They Never Told You

Former Labour MP Doug Hoyle dies aged 98, son Speaker Lindsay Hoyle announces

Father of Speaker was also a Labour MP for more than 20 years

Evening Standard

MPs’ staff suffer rising levels of psychological distress, survey finds

Nearly half of workers experienced clinical stress, findings suggest, and many say Israel-Gaza war has added to fears

The Guardian - UK

Frank Hester’s ugly words about me are a reminder: all parties, including Labour, must stand against racism

Hester may be the Tories’ biggest donor, but this is not only an issue for one party as the Forde inquiry showed, says Diane Abbott MP

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Diane Abbott urges Keir Starmer in face-to-face talk to restore her as a Labour MP after new racism row

Veteran London MP also slams Tories for playing ‘race card’ and criticises Commons Speaker too

Evening Standard

Speaker fails to let Diane Abbott speak in PMQs debate on Tory donor’s remarks

Lindsay Hoyle faces fresh controversy after anger over his decision-making in Gaza debate last month

The Guardian - UK

Where is Lindsay Hoyle and why was the deputy speaker chairing the budget?

Sir Lindsay has faced calls for his resignation following his controversial decision to allow a vote on a Labour amendment to an opposition day motion on the Gaza conflict

Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt’s Surrey office vandalised with ‘die Tory scum’ graffiti

Chancellor’s constituency office in Hindhead was defaced on eve of his spring budget statement

The Guardian - UK

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Time’s up for inept Lindsay Hoyle

By allowing himself to be swayed by Labour arguments over Gaza, the House of Commons speaker has shown himself unworthy of the position

The Guardian - UK

Why does Rishi Sunak want to clamp down on protests?

Is the PM right to claim there is ‘a growing consensus that mob rule is replacing democratic rule’?

The Guardian - UK

Police investigation into pro-Palestine scuffle at Speaker's local council

Police probe scuffle as protesters disrupt council meeting

Evening Standard

UK politics: Gove defends landlords after criticism of proposals to water down renters’ bill – as it happened

Levelling-up secretary dismisses complaints he is appeasing Tory ‘landlord backbenchers’

The Guardian - UK

Speaker accused of breaking promise as he rejects call for new Gaza vote

Sir Lindsay Hoyle tells MPs he was advised that granting fresh vote could be further breach of Commons protocol

The Guardian - UK

Sunak, his media allies – maybe even Lee Anderson – know Sadiq Khan is no Islamist. This is tactical racism

The label ‘Islamist’ is being used to stir up anti-Muslim feeling for political ends, says Archie Bland, Guardian First Edition newsletter editor

The Guardian - UK

Lisa Nandy says she carries a police alarm, as fears rise about MPs’ safety

Labour shadow minister has extra security arrangements in place and says that is a ‘very typical experience’ for MPs

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SNP to push for another Commons vote on ceasefire in Gaza

Move presents fresh challenge to speaker and Labour party after last week’s chaotic scenes in parliament

Evening Standard

Taxpayer-funded bodyguards and cars ‘provided to more MPs due to safety fears’

The Sunday Times reported that three female politicians have been given extra security protection.

The Guardian - UK

Political pressure is great. Bullying MPs like me at home is utterly wrong

The right to demonstrate is vital in a democracy. But protests outside my house put me at immense risk, writes Labour MP Jess Phillips

The Guardian - UK

If this tawdry affair ends with a red card for the Commons ref Sir Lindsay Hoyle, it will not reflect well on our MPs

Parties motivated by wanting to make a contribution to resolving the conflict in Gaza could make time for a serious discussion rather than engaging in grubby gamesmanship

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‘People want our government to do something’: Commons Gaza chaos was the day British democracy failed

Bemusement and anger swept the UK as MPs accused each other of bad faith and bias instead of calling for decisive action on the Israel-Hamas war

The Guardian - UK

Three female MPs given bodyguards after concerns over safety

Politicians from Conservative and Labour parties get close protection and chauffeur-driven vehicles

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view: Tory MPs whipping up Islamophobia must be stopped

In the wake of the chaos of the Gaza debate, prominent Conservatives are trying to exploit fears of extremism for their own ends

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the parliamentary chaos over Gaza

The Guardian - UK

The case for overturning Commons conventions

Letters: Joyce Quin says Sir Lindsay Hoyle was right to allow a range of views on a difficult issue, while Lyn A Dade calls the debate a tawdry farce that makes no difference to the suffering in Gaza. Plus letters from Helen Beioley, Robert Dyson, Mark Gooding, Bill Kirton and…

The Guardian - UK

British MPs fearful of violent attacks as tensions over Gaza war increase threats

Labour politicians tell of taking extra precautions while support staff say row about speaker has increased risk

The Guardian - UK

Tears, shouting, procedural tantrums: just your standard day in the Commons, until democracy took a sinister turn

When MPs are intimidated and precedent binned, let’s not pretend there’s any justification, says the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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