UK Parliament elects Lindsay Hoyle as new Speaker
British politician Lindsay Hoyle has become the new Speaker of the House of Commons, replacing John Bercow in the role.
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British politician Lindsay Hoyle has become the new Speaker of the House of Commons, replacing John Bercow in the role.
Speaker John Bercow is bowing out of the UK Parliament -- and he's leaving with a volley of parting shots for his many critics.
In a landmark decision that will have far-reaching implications, the UK Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks was unlawful.
One of the longest sessions in the history of the British Parliament ended early Tuesday morning in extraordinary scenes, with protests from placard-waving lawmakers and attempts to prevent the Speaker of the House from leaving his chair.
Boris Johnson's government will prorogue, or suspend, Parliament at the end of Monday's sitting, the Prime Minister's official spokesperson has told journalists.