MYSTERIOUS: 8 | Mind Blowing Facts

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 · Apr 7, 2024

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 · Mar 24, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024

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 · Mar 3, 2024

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 · Feb 29, 2024

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

Police probe scuffle as protesters disrupt council meeting

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2024

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 · Feb 28, 2024

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 · Feb 26, 2024

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 · Feb 26, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024