Speaker Lindsay Hoyle was trying to save Labour members from potentially having to vote against a resolution by the Scottish Independence Party that “called for an immediate ceasefire [in Gaza] and condemned the ‘collective punishment’ of Palestinians.” Why was Hoyle trying to avert the necessity to vote on that resolution?
Not just for political reasons, but because a Muslim mob had gathered in Parliament Square and members were fearful for their safety...
London police were criticized for not stopping projection of the genocidal slogan, as they have been repeatedly in recent months over their failure to crack down on rampaging pro-Hamas mobs. I suppose the police are afraid, too.
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