Furious Speaker blasts MPs late to PMQs: 'What are you playing at?!'
Lindsay Hoyle has kicked off at two MPs who arrived late for PMQs saying it is "disgraceful" and told them to "read the room".
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle slammed two MPs as "disgraceful" for arriving late to Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday.
He told Ben Spencer - who was elected in 2019 - and new MP Aphra Brandreth to “read the room” after they took their seats by walking in front of Lib Dem MP Ian Roome when he stood to ask the first question at PMQs,
Rebuking the discourteous MPs, Sir Lindsay said: "What are these two members playing at? That is absolutely disgraceful.
"Either come in early or at least wait".
The MPs should have taken their seats earlier and not walked in front of the MP.
The Speaker has been running etiquette lessons for new MPs to help them learn the rules of the chamber. So far 237 have been to a session which is 45 minutes long.
A further 60 MPs are booked into sessions later this month.
It includes etiquette in the chamber, such as speaking through the Chair and being aware of their surroundings, as well as security.
Sir Keir Starmer stumbled in the House of Commons when he mistakenly said the Justice Secretary had resigned rather than the transport secretary.
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch accused the Prime Minister of “obfuscating” and said that he “owes the House an explanation” over what happened to Louise Haigh.
Referring to his comment that Ms Haigh had quit after “further information came forward”, Mrs Badenoch asked: “What was that further information?”
Sir Keir replied: “I am not going to disclose private conversations. Further information came to light, the justice secretary resigned. As I say, what a marked contrast. Whilst she is obsessing with the Westminster issues, we are getting on with fixing the mess, fixing the foundations...”
