How the new Commons Speaker was elected | Red Box

Sir Lindsay Hoyle promised last night to ensure that the “tarnish is polished away” to restore the reputation of the Commons after MPs chose him to replace John Bercow as Speaker.

Sir Lindsay, 62, was dragged to the chair in the traditional ceremony to become the 159th Speaker after four rounds of voting. He beat Chris Bryant, a fellow Labour MP, by 325 votes to 213 in a run-off between the two remaining candidates from an initial field of seven.

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Both had promised to draw a line under Mr Bercow’s increasingly controversial tenure and allegations of bias and bullying. Sir Lindsay prevailed, however, after establishing a commanding lead in the opening ballot.

In an emotional acceptance speech the new Speaker promised to remove the tarnish of recent years and restore the reputation of the Commons — an explicit criticism of his predecessor.

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