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MPs re-elect Lindsay Hoyle as Commons speaker – video

MPs reelect Lindsay Hoyle as Commons speaker  video
Lindsay Hoyle re-elected as house speaker as the Commons met for the first time since last week's general election
Lindsay Hoyle re-elected as house speaker as the Commons met for the first time since last week's general election
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MPs re-elect Lindsay Hoyle as Commons speaker – video

Lindsay Hoyle has ben re-elected as the house speaker as the Commons meets for the first time since last week's general election. The motion was moved by Edward Leigh and the vote taken by acclamation. As per tradition, Hoyle was “dragged” to the chair by Cat Smith and David Davis – intended to recall the time when speakers were reluctant to take the job, because several of them had their heads chopped off by the monarch

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