Rishi Sunak has criticised Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s “very concerning” handling of yesterday’s Gaza vote.

A total of 67 MPs have now signed a motion of no confidence in Sir Lindsay, the Commons Speaker, after his handling of a Gaza ceasefire debate yesterday resulted in chaotic scenes in Parliament on Wednesday night.

Speaking during a visit to North Wales, the Prime Minister told reporters: “What happened in the House of Commons last night is very concerning.

“It seems that the usual processes and the way that the House of Commons works were changed. Now my understanding is that the Speaker has apologised for that and is going to reflect on what happened.”

Asked if he accepted Sir Lindsay’s arguments about the safety of MPs: “I think the Speaker has apologised, is my understanding for what happened last night… I think the important point here is that we should never let extremists intimidate us into changing the way in which Parliament works.

“Parliament is an important place for us to have these debates. And just because some people may want to stifle that with intimidation or aggressive behaviour, we should not bend to that and change how Parliament works. That’s a very slippery slope. It’s not the right way to go.”

Earlier today, Sir Lindsay told MPs he had made the “wrong decision” in his handling of yesterday’s debate but said he had been driven by a desire to protect parliamentarians from harm.

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