William Hague has given today’s vote that will set up a secret ballot on the re-election of the Speaker as a ‘leaving present’ to Tory MPs. But not all of them are happy with the way this vote is being carried out. Here is an email from Julian Lewis, passed to Coffee House, about what he calls an ‘Unworthy Manoeuvre’.
Other MPs are pleased that this could lead to a new speaker in the new Parliament, talking already about ‘Speaker Hoyle’.
From: “LEWIS, Julian”
Date: 26 March 2015 00:09:46 GMT
Subject: An Unworthy Manoeuvre by the Leader of the HouseDear Colleague,
At the start of this Parliament, the Procedure Committee undertook an investigation into elections for positions in the House. As part of this, the Committee looked at methods for electing the Speaker and identified two routes: (i) an open ballot as at present, or (ii) a secret ballot.
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