Posted 2/21/2024, 8:46:04 PM
Chaos in Commons as Speaker Mishandles Debate on Gaza Ceasefire
- Commons debate on Gaza ceasefire descended into chaos after Speaker allowed vote on Labour motion over SNP one
- Speaker apologized but faced calls to resign from SNP and Conservatives who felt treated with "contempt"
- Labour motion calling for "immediate humanitarian ceasefire" passed amid shouts without formal vote
- Over 30 Tory and SNP MPs signed no confidence motion in Speaker following the incident
- Outside Commons, thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered to lobby MPs to support ceasefire