Speaker says ’sorry’ to Commons after MPs storm out when he saved Starmer in Gaza ceasefire debate

THE Commons Speaker is tonight hanging by a thread after sparking meltdown in a Gaza ceasefire debate. Dozens of MPs stormed out of the chamber in protest at a decision by Sir Lindsay Hoyle to allow a vote on Labour’s call for a pause in the fighting. He faced calls to resign amid accusations of bending parliamentary rules to save Sir Keir Starmer suffering another bruising internal revolt on the issue. It infuriated Tory MPs who claimed he was breaking convention to help Labour, while also enraging the SNP deprived of voting on their own similar motion. Amid the fury, 33 Tory and SNP MPs tabled a motion of no confidence over the Speaker’s handling of the vote. Sir Graham Brady - the senior Tory MP in charge of the powerful backbench 1922 Committee - was among the signatories. Extraordinary scenes saw Scot Nats leader Stephen Flynn demand Sir Lindsay be dragged to the Commons chamber after sending his deputy to moderate the votes. Top Tory and Commons Leade