Lindsay Hoyle elected Speaker of the Commons as MP wins race for powerful job - Today News

Thanks for watching my video. If you like my videos, please subscribe to the channel to receive the latest videos Videos can use content-based copyright law contains reasonable use Fair Use (https://www.youtube.com/yt/copyright/). For any copyright, please send me a message.  The House of Commons has chosen its 158th Speaker after bookies' favourite Lindsay Hoyle triumphed in the race to succeed John Bercow.  The 62-year-old Labour MP will now sit as an independent after he won a ballot of MPs to replace the highly controversial Speaker of ten years.  The Lancashire-born businessman - who has named his two dogs, parrot and tortoise after famous politicians - triumphed on the fourth round of voting by MPs.  It means he will take a job that has existed since 1377 policing and umpiring the rowdy debates in the Commons, and a grand grace-and-favour residence facing the River Thames.  In his pitch for the job, Mr Hoyle - a deputy speaker for nine years - vowed to push on with reforms for MPs' security, stop the "club" of calling senior MPs first in debates, and ensure backbenchers can hold the government to account.  He will not be guaranteed his place as Speaker when Parliament returns after the December 12 general election . But he's likely to stay, because he will be put forward as a single name for approval. Only if MPs vote that down will the election re-open with a fresh ballot.  The ritual of the Speaker's election ends with the successful candidate being theatrically "dragged" from his seat on the green benches by an MP from each of the main parties - symbolising the 'reluctance' of MPs to take the chair.  Sir Lindsay was dragged to the chair by Tory MP Nigel Evans and Labour's Caroline Flint.  His victory came after candidates to replace John Bercow savaged the outgoing Speaker's record in a string of attacks on his alleged bias and boisterous style.  Scroll down for the full results  The seven candidates to replace Mr Bercow, all of whom went to private school, spoke for five minutes each in a final pitch to MPs to back them.  Labour's Dame Rosie Winterton said urgent debates and Prime Minister's Questions "should not take hours" - a reference to Mr Bercow's tendency to drag on past closing time.  In an apparent reference to accusations of Brexit bias or bullying, which Bercow denies, she declared: "As Speaker I would douse the flames, not pour petrol on them”.  Labour MP Chris Bryant also launched a coded attack, saying he would be “an umpire not a player“, "have absolutely no favourites” and be “standing by the rules”.  Mr Bryant added "I want to stop the clapping!" - at which MPs clapped uproariously.  Tory Sir Edward Leigh added: "I'm with Chris and Rosie on this." He complained "insults have been hurled on us" and the Speaker should be a "servant of the House".  And Tory Dame Eleanor Laing said: "It's not the role of the Speaker to create division or rancour in this house, but to seek consensus."  She added: “It’s not the rol