South Africa’s parliament speaker resigned on Wednesday and relinquished her seat in the legislature over allegations of corruption, a day after she lost a bid in court that would block her arrest. Prosecutors last week said they intend to charge Speaker Nosiviwe
South African prosecutors said Monday they intend to charge the Parliament speaker with corruption, alleging she took $135,000 and a wig in bribes over a three-year period while she was defense minister. Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has not been arrested or charged. The
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle is under renewed criticism this afternoon after failing to grant Diane Abbott a question at PMQs, despite the MP standing up over 40 times. The independent MP was thrust into the limelight this week after a Tory
Commons Deputy Speaker Eleanor Laing was forced to tell off boisterous Labour MPs just minutes into the Budget. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt had been on his feet for around three minutes when Ms Laing made her first intervention following shouting and jeers from
Pressure is mounting on Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons, after Wednesday’s shambolic scenes in Parliament – so today Express readers are being asked: who would you want to replace him? Sir Lindsay, who has been in his post
Liz Truss has intervened to defend the under-fire Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle, insisting that he should stay in office and not quit. The former Prime Minister gave her support in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk at the
Rishi Sunak ramped up pressure on Lindsay Hoyle over the “very concerning” way he let Labour off the hook over Gaza by bending the rules. The embattled Commons Speaker is fighting for his job after more than 60 MPs backed a motion
Sir Lindsay Hoyle is fighting for political survival after 55 votes of no confidence have reportedly been submitted. It comes after the Speaker of the House of Commons, who is previously a Labour MP, sparked fury yesterday after allowing a Labour amendment
Sir Lindsay Hoyle is clinging to his job after a Commons vote on a Gaza ceasefire descended into chaos yesterday. The Commons Speaker upended parliamentary convention by selecting Labour’s bid to amend an SNP motion on the Israel-Hamas war. His decision sparked
Lindsay Hoyle sparks Commons uproar Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to reveal precisely what he said to Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons, prior to last night’s chaotic scenes at Westminster which saw a walkout by