What does the Speaker of the House of Commons do? | Red Box

What does the Speaker of the House of Commons do when they're not keeping order in the chamber? Sir Lindsay Hoyle gave The Times Red Box an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of his office to explain all, from deciding the day’s parliamentary business to plans to open up his plush state rooms to the public after an expensive restoration project.

[DIEMLtdTV]

I've a lot of time for Sir Lindsay. Not just because it's great to hear such a prominent Lancastrian voice in public life, but I was a young trainee surveyor working for a coal mining company who wanted to develop a landfill site in his constituency. The way that Hoyle, a local councillor, stood up for the constituents who elected him, taught me a lot about democracy.

[chriswilson]

What a nice insight. I have to say, I really like Sir Lindsay Hoyle. I think he’s a perfect match for his position and he’s someone who’s in touch with modern politics

Still weird to think this is the guy I shook hands with in Chorley ~10 years ago when he was going door-to-door in the run-up to the elections. MP of Chorley since 1997, but this guy does not rest!

[emmapj]

I met lyndsay hoyle once in Chorley he was really friendly and smiley ☺ he deserves to go high up in the world of politics

[SethTheOrigin]

Exceptional man and one who deserves the utmost praise for the work he’s done. Highest respect.

[lewisg]

Hoyle is a credit to Chorley and the rest of the UK i met him after a football tournament when I was a kid top bloke happy for him getting the speaker of the house job

[ericktom]

Sir Lindsay is the last of his kind a truley honest pragmatic politician🇬🇧❤️

[danielwoods]

An ornamental speaker, doesn't do his job and has facilitated the worst PM in British history. One of these guys who as soon as he feels part of the establishment forgets any principle he ever stood for.

[sallyraynor]

Sir Lindsay is a great speaker unlike the last bias failure.

[gogglescot]

One of his jobs is to throw out anybody telling the truth, call a liar a liar and your thrown out!
Says it all about how they run the place!

[TheAcer]

What I don't understand is how, as an MP, the speaker is able to serve and represent their constituents if they are unable to vote or participate in debates?

[mosheikh]

He allows the PM to tell lies but throws others out when they speak the truth...

[eltonbritt]

MPs at Commons are worse than rowdy kids.😂

[lohphat]

1) Censures MPs for calling out a liar.
2) Doesn't censure the actual liar.
3) Exchanges his spine, honor, and reputation for a peerage.

[matthewbaynham]

The problem is he does absolutely nothing to prevent Boris from repeatedly lying to the house. If MP's and the PM aren't telling the truth to the house and nothing is done about it, it's just a pointless pantomime.

If the current framework of procedures isn't able to stop the lies then the speaker should change the procedures.

[TheOneAndOnlyJDB]

Used to be a fan, not at the moment.
How in recent PMQs he allows Boris to slander Kier on comments r.e. Saville yet then ejects Blackford after presenting evidence that Boris mislead parliament was such a contradiction.

Then after all of that he still didn’t follow through and throw Blackford out. I feel he lacks the ability to control the room and the tories will use this to their advantage

[benabusthethird]

Sends ministers out for telling the truth while allowing a proven serial liar to continue lying.

[lenmarfox]

Betty Boothryodd was an amazing speaker, I was only a kid when she was the speaker.

[davebrooks]

What does the speaker do ?, a very good question . If I was speaker I would make the Prime Minister answer the question in full, and he would stay there until he did .

[tanyacollins]

What does the speaker do? ALLOWS LIARS TO SPEAK