Lindsay Hoyle latest: Commons speaker apologises over Gaza ceasefire vote as 61 MPs back no confidence motion

The variety of MPs who’ve signed a motion of no confidence within the speaker has risen to 61.

All of them are both Conservative or SNP.

A Conservative MP has revealed his aged dad and mom had been threatened with being stabbed to demise following a earlier opposition day debate.

MP for Leigh James Grundy informed MPs: “We all face difficult votes in this House. I myself saw the consequences of one of those votes when after an opposition day debate some time ago, my elderly parents were threatened with being stabbed to death.”

He added: “When we do vote on troublesome issues, we must always all achieve this underneath the identical algorithm. I believe that is essential.

“I believe that yesterday, actually many on this facet of the House felt that the altering of the order of enterprise meant that while completely legitimately Labour MPs had been protected against potential threats of violence and homicide, folks on this facet of the House had been consequentially extra uncovered to such threats.”

Mr Grundy continued: “We cannot continue like this – such breaches of procedure are unacceptable. Everyone’s right in this House to vote in the way that they wish and their security should be equal across all benches.”

Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt replied: “It is not just what is directed against us, it is directed against members of our family, perhaps most appallingly honourable members’ children as well.”

Authorities are investigating reviews that the phrases “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” – extensively thought-about antisemitic – had been projected on to Parliament on Wednesday, Penny Mordaunt has stated.

Conservative former minister Andrew Percy informed the Commons: “Last night a genocidal call for ‘from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ was projected on to this building.”

The Commons Leader stated: “With regard to the projections put on this building last night, that is being looked at by both the Speaker’s Office, parliamentary security, the Metropolitan Police, and Westminster City Council, who will be responsible for pursuing prosecutions in that case.”

Elsewhere in his remarks, Mr Percy stated: “If we have a re-run of the debate we had yesterday we will have exactly the same thing happen again which is that members will not vote with their heart because they are frightened and they are scared.”

Ms Mordaunt stated she believes all MPs have been topic to threats, “increasingly death threats”, and that she has herself. She stated there are measures that may be taken to higher guarantee safety.

But she informed MPs: “We have to show courage, and our constituents need us to show courage on these matters. We must vote and do what we think is right.”

Islamist extremists are being allowed to intimidate British MPs and have to be stopped, former Home Office minister Robert Jenrick has stated.

He stated the “real issue” of the previous 24 hours in Parliament was not the “party political shenanigans” however that the House of Commons “appears cowed by threats of violence and intimidation”.

Mr Jenrick, earlier than Sir Lindsay’s newest assertion, informed enterprise questions: “The Mother of Parliaments seems weakened and diminished.

“We have allowed our streets to be dominated by Islamist extremists, and British Jews and others to be too intimidated to stroll via central London week after week, and now we’re permitting Islamist extremists to intimidate British Members of Parliament.

“This is unsuitable, it has to cease, and would (Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt) organise a debate on extremism and the way we sort out this problem, which is among the central points going through our era?”

Ms Mordaunt replied: “I couldn’t agree extra with (Mr Jenrick).

“British Jews are struggling a grotesque stage of hatred and abuse, which fairly frankly shames our nation, and he’s completely proper that there can’t be any tolerance or quarter given to these people that threaten and try to forestall Members of Parliament conducting their enterprise and honouring the obligations they need to their constituents to make use of their judgment once they come into this place.”

Shadow Commons chief Lucy Powell had raised issues that MPs’ choices had been beginning to be influenced by inappropriate strain from campaigners, saying: “As we debate these important matters, a long shadow is increasingly cast over us. Threats, intimidation and security concerns.”

The final result of the vote in favour of a Labour modification within the Gaza debate on Wednesday stands, the Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt has stated.

Conservative MP Matthew Offord informed MPs: “The level of intimidation is unacceptable, but it’s also many of my constituents who have faced a level of antisemitism that we have never seen before.”

Dr Offord added: “How do I reassure my constituents that this place does not treat issues of interest to my Jewish constituents differently, when last night the Labour motion came after the moment of interruption and was nodded through without a vote?”

Ms Mordaunt stated: “I do know honourable members will likely be asking questions on what occurred with regard to the vote final night time. I can say to honourable members I’ve consulted with the clerks of the House and the vote stands as a result of it’s a matter for the chair.

“And I’d encourage colleagues to go and speak to the clerks of the House to know that extra. But I absolutely respect the anger and disappointment from all sides of the House about folks not with the ability to vote on explicit motions or amendments final night time and what occurred after the second of interruption.”

SNP chief Humza Yousaf has stated the place of Sir Lindsay Hoyle “looks untenable”.

Asked whether or not the Speaker ought to stand down, he stated: “As Stephen [Flynn] my colleague has stated, he has critical inquiries to reply.

“His place appears to me to be untenable.

“What we noticed was frankly disgraceful, chaotic scenes within the House of Commons.

“And I believe the true tragedy of that’s that it takes away from what’s crucial situation and that’s the proven fact that we’ve an absolute humanitarian disaster that has unfolded and is deepening in Gaza.”

Sir Lindsay Hoyle has apologised to the SNP immediately as he stated: “I additionally don’t need one other assault on this House. I used to be within the chair on that day.

“I’ve seen, I’ve witnessed, I gained’t share the small print, however the particulars of the issues which have been delivered to me are completely scary on all members of this House, on all sides.

“I’ve an obligation of care, and I say that, and if my mistake is taking care of Members I’m responsible.”

Sir Lindsay added: “I’m responsible as a result of… I’ve an obligation of care that I’ll perform to guard folks.

“It is the safety that led me to make a unsuitable determination however what I don’t apologise (for) is the danger that has been placed on all Members in the intervening time. I had critical conferences yesterday with the police on the problems and threats to politicians for us heading to an election.

“I don’t want something to occur once more. So sure, I’ll apologise, I at all times will once I make a mistake. I did, I supply an SO24, that’s inside my present and energy. But I can even say I’ll do no matter it’s to guard anyone on this chamber or anyone who work on this House. That is my obligation of care.”