The conflict between Israel and Hamas has heightened tensions in British politics and the first 'impact' is still days away. Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker of the House of Commons, is at the center of controversy after accepting a Labor amendment to a resolution on Gaza against procedural rules – and could be sacked by MPs. Financial Times.
The Speaker of the House of Commons, the lower house of the British Parliament, has been charged Succumbing to Islamic extremism and breaking regimental rules By agreeing to submit to a referendum an amendment from the party of which he is a member, the Labor Party (laborin the English version), about the Gaza Strip.
All this happened on Wednesday as Parliament prepared to vote on a Scottish National Party (SNP) resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Now, the designated opposition party on the day (a specialty of British parliamentary functioning) is the SNP. Labor – These days, parliamentary rules dictate that only the government party can move amendments to opposition resolutions.
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