Lindsay Hoyle says safety of MPs from ‘frightening’ threats reason behind his actions on Wednesday

While defending his actions on Wednesday at the UK House of Commons, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle said he never wants to pick up the phone ‘to find a friend has been murdered’. The Commons Speaker is facing backlash for allowing a vote on a Labour amendment to an SNP motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

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