Pressure is mounting for Sir Lindsay Hoyle to resign, after a motion of no confidence in the speaker was signed by more than 50 MPs.
On Wednesday, MPs walked out of the chamber in protest at his handling of the Gaza ceasefire debate.
The speaker later apologised to the House of Commons and vowed to hold talks with senior party figures amid calls to “resign”.
He said: “I thought I was doing the right thing and the best thing, and I regret it, and I apologise for how it’s ended up.”
He added he wanted to allow all sides to “express their views” and that he was “very, very concerned about the security” of MPs who have received personal threats over their stance on the Gaza conflict.
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