UK parliament descends into chaos over Gaza ceasefire vote

UK parliament descends into chaos over Gaza ceasefire vote

[Applause] we now come we now come to the SNP motion on Gaza I think it’s important on this occasion that the house is able to consider the widest possible range of I have therefore decided to select the Amendments both in the name of the Prime Minister and in the name of the leader

Of the [Applause] opposition perfectly legitimate views on different sides as to the propriety of today’s proceedings however I would just say gently to some honorable members opposite who have said that that you cannot possibly have an opposition day motion being amended by another opposition party that some of the members who are

Shouting the [Applause] loudest point of order leader of the House it also appears from the advice of his Clark that the decision is taken against the longstanding and established processes and procedures of this house and that the consequences may be that government is not able to respond to

Opposition day motions and as such the government does not have confidence that it will be able to vote on its own motion for that reason the government will play no further part in the decision this house takes on today’s proceedings taking that I will the question is that the house do

Sit in private as many as I have that opinion say I no I regret oh it’s ended up it was not my intention I wanted the all I wanted all to ensure they could express their views and all sides of the house could vote as it was and

Particularly the S SMP were ultimately unable to vote on their proposition I am and I regret with the Deep with my sadness that it’s ended up on like that in this position that was never my intention for it to end up like this I was absolutely absolutely convinced that the

Decision was done with the right intention

This video was edited on 22 February 2024. In an earlier version, Rosie Winterton was misidentified as Eleanor Laing.

Dozens of lawmakers stormed out of Britain’s parliament on Wednesday with tempers flaring as the three biggest political parties sought to outmanoeuvre each other over a vote on a ceasefire in Gaza. The uproar followed a decision by the speaker to ignore precedent and allow a vote which helped the opposition Labour Party avoid a large-scale rebellion among its own lawmakers over its position on the Israel-Hamas war. Lawmakers from the governing Conservatives and the opposition Scottish National Party (SNP) left the debating chamber in protest and some tried to take the rare step of holding proceedings in private. The speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, eventually apologised and said he had made his decision to allow lawmakers to vote on a range of views because he was concerned about their security after some had faced threats of violence over their stance on the war.
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