What happened in the House of Commons tonight?

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I'm struggling to understand what is going on and would be grateful is someone can explain to me in simple terms.

Why were Labour worried about the safety of MPs?

Why were the SNP unhappy?

Why were the Tories unhappy?

What's likely to happen next?

Are MPs who don't take a Pro-Palestinian stance really putting their lives at risk?

I have a theory that Starmer is doing his level best to lose the election.
This is an horrendous situation, completely anti democratic- and compromising the impartiality of the speaker. It is reflecting terribly on the Labour Party. It reminds me of the sinister woke bullies in the nhs going after the truthful whistle blowers, the powers to silence and be silenced. Dark days.

It is reflecting terribly on the Labour Party.

It’s reflecting terribly on all the parties. The entire episode is a stain on parliamentary democracy.

So because I think that Starmer is hopeless, I must be right wing. Ok then...🙄

I thought Salmon Rushdie was over egging the threats to sell books once upon a time. There are some very disturbed people out there who latch onto a cause

Are you posting on the right thread? Your messages don't make sense in the context of the posts you are quoting.

Are you actually serious?

David Amess (MP) was killed by an Islamic extremist.

PC Keith Palmer was killed while on duty at Westminster. Alongside two other people. By an Islamic extremist.

LOL. @IClaudine understands my messages quite clearly.

Eh? Please show me where I mentioned conspiracy? Where have I said anything about who the met and social workers and who they do or don't investigate? I just asked the following:

Who is finished? Who is going to behead anyone?

What is disgusting about asking that?

When people say there’s a serious threat due to this vote where do they think it is coming from?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/22/death-threats-mps-politicians-protesters

What are you talking about, ‘people’? The Speaker of the House of Commons has said where the threat is coming from.

There’s no way we should bend and limit democratic procedures, and Starmer was trying to avoid a huge rebellion in his own party but if people think threats are occurring then look at who by, but more importantly why

I know we’re not alone in facing massive issues, many countries are, but we can’t lose proper process due to it

Seems like there are a few posters with a certain agenda on this thread...

Yes I am. The death of David Amess and Keith Palmer at the hands of extremists were terrible, but they are very very rare, thank god. As was the murder of Jo Cox at the hands of an extremist of a different type.

There are not hordes of people running around waiting to behead MPs as pp suggested..

I find the calls for Hoyle to resign pathetic and opportunistic.

Does no one get to make a mistake these days and get to keep their job?

Over an issue of no consequence either, as neither side gives two hoots what the U.K. Parliament says about a ceasefire

And you know this how? It is clear that many MPs have received death threats.

So enough of a threat to alter parliamentary process but those events were ‘very very rare’

So why change process?

I know that MPs have had death threats, which is terrible, obviously. I have not said this doesn't happen.

Hoyle has said it was a mistake to do so.

Well, yes you did.

Who is going to behead anyone?

You seem to be coming at it from both angles

Hoyle changed process due to threats

But when talking about who is actually threatening it’s very rare

I did not say threats to MPs in the UK were rare. I said murders of MPs in the UK are rare. As are beheadings in the UK.

But if you want to twist it all, fill your boots!

Sure are!