Sir Lindsay Hoyle angered some with his behavior in voting for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Photo: Nordine Katic/Getty Images
The Commons The Speaker broke the deal by allowing the Labor Party to hold a vote on its position during a debate initiated by the Scottish Nation on an «immediate ceasefire» in the Gaza Strip.
This has led to claims that Sir Lindsay, who was a Labor MP for 20 years before renouncing his party affiliation to take up the post of Speaker, was being loaned out by the Labor leadership.
Both the Labor leadership and Sir Lindsay's allies deny he was under unfair pressure.
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The events at Chorley Council took place as councilors met to approve the council's budget.
Jenny Hurley , a pro-Palestinian campaigner from the group Chorley for Palestine, attended the meeting to urge the council to accept the proposal for an immediate ceasefire.
A dozen protesters in the room
A three-minute video of What Happened, posted by Ms. Hurley on Facebook, shows her disrupting proceedings by standing up and making her case during the meeting.
About a dozen other protesters and more were present at the meeting. about 20 people nearby, according to one councilor present.
Members of the public are allowed to attend council meetings and ask questions, but are not allowed to disrupt meetings.
The video shows protesters in the council chamber chanting «free, free Palestine» as Ms. Hurley holds up the Palestine Flag to defend her case.
Ms. Hurley says: «Why in this chamber has not received any proposal? We are told that they will be happy, the Labor group will be happy to bring the motion to this House? Why didn't this happen?
Afterwards Craige Southern, a Tory councilor standing nearby, says: “Because this is Chorley, not bloody Gaza. Get out, move on.»
He approaches Ms Hurley and the video footage shows him pushing her back towards the door. A fight then breaks out.
One man, apparently also a protester, challenges Mr. Southern, saying, “Don't touch her. Get your hands off her,” pointing a finger at a councilor.
Police later helped restore order.
No security checks are required for members of the public to attend Chorley Council meetings.
p>Growing concerns
The clash comes amid growing concerns for the safety of local politicians as demonstrators voice their views on the conflict between Israel and the Gaza Strip. . Rishi Sunak has announced a £31 million package to protect democracy, which will be partly spent on strengthening the security of MPs.
Sir Lindsay said he had made a decision on the Gaza vote, which led to the aspiration of more than 90 MPs to remove him as Speaker of the House of Commons was prompted by concerns about the safety of MPs.
Ms Hurley, protesting at the center of the event on Tuesday night, mentioned Sir Lindsay and last week's vote. in a Facebook post posted alongside the video.
She wrote: “We have already had our voice taken away from us by our MP Lindsay Hoyle, who recently broke protocol to twice stop the SNP ceasefire proposal to Parliament. Is it possible for him to break protocol, but not for us? One rule for them?
Where is our voice now? Is Chorley now the most undemocratic place in Britain?
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