THE SNP’s Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has given his first speech in the Commons after parliament was reconvened following the General…
Speaking to welcome Lindsay Hoyle back to the Speaker’s chair as part of the opening ceremony, Flynn sparked laughs from MPs after he quipped that the Commons benches contained “a few more new members from Scottish constituencies that I would like to have seen”.
In his first contribution as the leader of the opposition, former prime minister Rishi Sunak described Abbott as a “trailblazer”.Party leader added on Hoyle: “The last few years in this House have been, at times, difficult and you have always brought this House together. “And I’m proud of the part that my party has played, proud of the part that every party has played in that.“And given all that diversity, Mr Speaker-elect, I hope you will not begrudge me for a slight departure from convention to also pay tribute to the new mother of the house, Diane Abbott who has done so much in her career over so many years to fight for a parliament that truly represents modern Britain. We welcome her back to her place.
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