Dozens of Conservative MPs signed a motion of no confidence in the Speaker
More than 64 MPs signed a motion of no confidence in Sir Lindsay Hoyle.
Dozens of MPs signed a motion of no confidence in the Speaker over his handling of yesterday's Gaza ceasefire debate.
This leaves Sir Lindsay fighting for his post. , with one government minister describing his situation as “difficult.”
A vote of no confidence is not binding and is not part of any formal process.
However, in this case it does not matter. The fact that MPs are signing it is enough to put pressure on Sir Lindsay, as it shows clearly and simply the scale of the rebellion against him.
Here is the full list of MPs:
Conservative (37)William Wragg, Hazel Grove
Carl McCartney, Lincoln
Absolute scenes @HouseofCommons when the speaker decides to break convention after a lot of pressure from HMLO/Lab Chief Whip and others. Would love to see the WhatsApps, emails and other messages from eight Labor MPs last night saying «… it's ok, Lindsay is sorting it out for us…» pic.twitter.com/9H5LNskrfg
— Carl McCartney ( @karlmccartney) ) 21 February 2024
Gary Sambrook, Birmingham Northfield
Jill Mortimer, Hartlepool
John Stevenson, Carlisle
Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich
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Anthony Mangnall, Totnes
Sir James Duddridge, Rochford and Southend East< /p>
Joe Gideon, Stoke-on-Trent Central
Chris Green, Bolton West
Bob Blackman, Harrow East
Tom Randall, Gedling
Ian Levy, Blyth Valley
Jonathan Lord, Woking
Absolute scenes @HouseofCommons when the Speaker decides to break convention after a lot of pressure from HMLO/Lab Chief Whip and others. Would love to see the WhatsApps, emails and other messages from eight Labor MPs last night saying «… it's ok, Lindsay is sorting it out for us…» pic.twitter.com/9H5LNskrfg
— Carl McCartney ( @karlmccartney) ) 21 February 2024
Derek Thomas, St Ives
Jack Brereton, Stoke-on-Trent South
Tom Hunt, Ipswich
< p lang='en' dir='ltr'>What a gloomy day in parliament. There appears to have been enormous pressure on the Speaker to bend to Labour's will. However, we trust that the Speaker will be strong enough to withstand such pressure. Our parliamentary system relies on this. https://t.co/kVrCiCym3v
— Tom Hunt MP (@tomhunt1988) February 21, 2024
James Grundy, Leigh
Brendan Clarke-Smith, Bassetlaw
< p lang='en' dir='ltr'>Today's events were absolutely disgraceful. People have been allowed to intimidate and blackmail our democratic system. This cannot be tolerated.
🥀 Labor Party: “we are concerned about the safety of MPs forced to vote on Opposition Day motions”
Also Labor Party: pic.twitter.com/aVJUln2DpE
— Brendan Clarke-Smith MP (@Bren4Bassetlaw) February 22, 2024Lee Anderson, Ashfield
'Whether he did it intentionally or not, Lindsay Hoyle helped his fellow Labor Party members
“In my opinion the Speaker was under pressure to change the normal process and allow the Labor Party to take control of the debate” @LeeAndersonMP_ on Keir Starmer and Lindsay Hoyle. pic.twitter.com/aZpbS4WYM8
— GB News (@GBNEWS) February 21, 2024
Sir Graham Brady, Altrincham and Sale West
Eddie Hughes, Walsall North< /p>< p>Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Cotswolds
Marco Longhi, Dudley North
Simon Baines, Clwyd South
I signed the early day motion «That this House has no confidence in Mr Speaker» after he ignored the advice of the Clerk of the House (below) and effectively contributed to the appalling behavior of the Labor Party yesterday in the House of Commons which ate up the Scottish National Party's Opposition Day debate. pic.twitter.com/rrkQDF0QZJ
— Simon Baines MP (@baynes_simon) February 22, 2024
Shaun Bailey, West Bromwich West
Matt Warman, Boston and Skegness< /p>< p>Steve Double, St Austell and Newquay
Danny Kruger, Devizes
I signed a vote of no confidence in Mr. Speaker. It's nothing personal: he's a decent man, and I'm sure yesterday he thought he was doing the right thing. But Sir Lindsay allowed Labor to use the Islamist threat to change the way our democracy works. This is unacceptable. 1/
— Danny Kruger (@danny__kruger) February 22, 2024
Miriam Cates, Penistone and Stocksbridge
MPs faced intense pressure and threats to vote for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. But we cannot allow these threats to undermine democracy, freedom of speech and parliamentary procedures. Today's debate will not affect the situation in the Middle East. But for the UK this is a wake-up call. pic.twitter.com/SClBkbb487
— Miriam Cates (@miriam_cates) February 21, 2024
Sir Robert Goodwill, Scarborough and Whitby
Leah Nicky, Great Grimsby
Yesterday the Speaker decided to break precedent against recommendations. He allowed the Labor Party to take over the Scottish National Party's opposition day to cover up internal divisions within the Labor Party.
Giving in to threats from the leader of the opposition or an outside mob is undemocratic.
— Lia Nicki (@lia_nici) February 22, 2024
Jonathan Gallis, North Stoke-on-Trent
I signed the EDM, stating that, unfortunately, I no longer trust the speaker.
I really like Lindsay, he has greatly improved on his predecessor, but what happened yesterday was wrong and calls into question the independence of the Speaker.
— Jonathan Gullis MP (@GullisJonathan) February 22, 2024
Kelly Tolhurst, Rochester and Strood
Luke Evans, Bosworth
We are all ashamed in this House tonight.
— Dr Luke Evans MP (@drlukeevans) February 21, 2024
Jane Hunt, Loughborough< /p>
I recognize the ongoing concerns of many local residents about the conflict in Gaza.
Below you will find my thoughts on yesterday's vote to call for an immediate ceasefire. pic.twitter.com/oR4OwCOd9Y
— Jane Hunt MP (@JaneMHunt) February 22, 2024
Mark Eastwood, Dewsbury
SNP (27)< p>David Linden, Glasgow East
🧵 A few brief thoughts on today's #Gaza ceasefire debate. I have no doubt that the election decision/beginning of the debate was chaotic and raised wider questions about the procedure/actions of the Speaker. That's a topic for another day.
— David Linden MP (@DavidLinden) February 21, 2024
But what cannot be overlooked today is the focus on the real chaos — the death and destruction that is inflicted on innocent Palestinians every day, which has already led to 30,000 deaths.
— David Linden MP (@DavidLinden) February 21, 2024
Stuart McDonald, Glasgow South
We submitted the proposal in the normal way, expecting that the normal rules and procedures would apply. Instead we had to deal with a dirty deal that was conceived in Starmer's office and negotiated in the Speaker's office — against the advice of senior parliamentary secretaries. The only… https://t.co/ZS1tK9mJSF
— Stewart McDonald MP (@StewartMcDonald) February 21, 2024
Chris Lowe, Dundee West
The Labor Party did not want this debate. The Labor Party did not want to vote on our proposal at the time. The Labor Party pressured their MP Speaker to come up with a new rule for their amendment and make it their day to overturn our proposal. Westminster is broken and Starmer needs to answer serious questions https://t.co/cWyH1eOuUp
— Chris Law MP (@ChrisLawSNP) February 22, 2024
John McNally, Falkirk
Gavin Newland, Paisley and North Renfrewshire
Stephen Flynn, South Aberdeen
Mhairi Black, Paisley and South Renfrewshire
Richard Thomson, Gordon
< p>Kirsten Oswald, East Renfrewshire
Pete Wishart, Perth and North Perthshire
I have never seen anything like this in my 20-odd years in the House of Commons. Frankly, it is impossible to believe how the Speaker could have gotten so wrong on such a sensitive issue. It was all so unnecessary and his position is now untenable. https://t.co/MaxCcXQMN7
— Pete Wishart (@PeteWishart) February 21, 2024
Martin Day, Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Joanna Cherry, South West Edinburgh
I just signed a motion of #No Confidence in Speaker Hoyle. There is no turning back for him from this
— Joanna Cherry KC (@joannaccherry) February 21, 2024
So @theSNP MPs, outraged by what appeared to be the speaker's nobility on the Labor side, came out to occupy the Ai lobby, ready to occupy the #Ceasefire vote. Tory then moved in with House for some alone time. We abstain because we believe in open democracy.
—Joanna Cherry, K.K. (@joannaccherry) February 21, 2024
Patricia Gibson, North Ayrshire and Arran
Alison Thewliss, Glasgow Central< /p>
Anum Kaisar, Airdrie and Shotts
Douglas Chapman, Dunfermline and West Fife
“Sacked in the morning” usually refers to football managers, not speakers of parliament. At best, Hoyle's reputation is seriously damaged; at worst, he no longer enjoys the confidence of the House of Representatives. https://t.co/kd5YFR1X9z
— Douglas Chapman MP 🏴 Football Case 🏴 Football Football Football (@DougChapmanSNP) February 21, 2024
Carol Monaghan, North West Glasgow
< p>Drew Hendry, Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Ann McLaughlin, North East Glasgow
John Nicholson, Orchil and South Perthshire
In a taxi, heading to #Newsnight
Westminster was not covered in glory today. But it's distracting.
Today was, or should have been, about raising our voices and demanding an end to the massacre in the Gaza Strip. And that's what I hope to talk about when I get to the BBC. Let's see… pic.twitter.com/aQRTyLdby2
— JOHN NICHOLSON MP. (@MrJohnNicolson) February 21, 2024
Aline Smith, Stirling
Kirsty Blackman, Aberdeen North
Ronnie Cowan, Inverclyde
Okay, Scotland. If you've watched the utter chaotic self-serving nonsense at @HouseofCommons today, ask yourself, does this place serve the people of Scotland?
Does he respect the elected members of Scottish constituencies?
Can't we do better? @theSNP
— Ronnie Cowan MP (@ronniecowan) February 21, 2024
Dave Dougan, Angus
Today's @theSNP motion calling for a #GazaPeasefire ceasefire has been (literally) picked up by Labour. I don't care as long as we vote for a ceasefire tonight. In general, when another foreign minister starts waving his arms, he is clearly protesting too much. pic.twitter.com/NwIgqXnZBI
— Dave Doogan MP (@DaveDooganSNP) February 21, 2024
Amy Callaghan, East Dunbartonshire
Brendan O'Hare, Argyll and Bute
Alan Brown , Kilmarnock and Loudoun
The only positive thing about today's unrest is that, at least for now, there seems to be some sort of consensus that an immediate ceasefire is indeed needed in the Gaza Strip.
— Alan Brown MP (@AlanBrownSNP) February 21, 2024 Independent ( 1)
Rob Roberts, Delyn
Anti-Hoyle
Stephen Flynn, Westminster SNP leader, said on Wednesday he would need serious reassurance that the Speaker's position was «not intolerable now».
Tory MP Danny Kruger said his decision to sign the agreement was not was «personal», and aimed primarily at Sir Keir Starmer. He said both Sir Lindsay and the Labor leader had shown «weakness and partisanship» yesterday.
Lee Anderson, a former Conservative Party deputy chairman who signed the motion, said Sir Lindsay had «let himself down». «Personally, I think he was probably bullied and cajoled, he was put under too much pressure,» he said.
Minister Maria Caulfield said Sir Lindsay's behavior in yesterday's debate «undermined» her trust in him. calling his position as Speaker of the House of Commons «difficult». She did not sign the motion.
Pro-Hoyle
Labour Liberal Pat McFadden said there was «no reason» why Sir Lindsay's position should be at risk because he had «acted Fine».
Ben Wallace, the former defense secretary, said Sir Lindsay had his “full support”.
Former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith said he was against Sir Lindsay's removal from office . his role as Speaker of the House of Commons. “Personally, I am not in favor of firing the Speaker, and his apology showed the pressure he was under,” he said.
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