'Why did they bend the knee?’ Geoffrey Cox scolds Labour’s new position on Gaza: ‘Country NOT safe in their hands'

Chaos broke out in the House of Commons on Wednesday night after Sir Lindsay Hoyle allowed amendments from the Government and Labour on the SNP’s motion, causing some SNP and Tory politicians to leave the chamber in anger.

It had been expected Sir Lindsay would select just the Government’s amendment seeking an “immediate humanitarian pause” to the Israel-Hamas conflict, which could pave the way for a more permanent stop in fighting.

But instead, he decided that the Commons would first vote on Labour’s calls for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” before moving onto further votes on the SNP’s original motion, and then the Government’s proposals if either of the first two were to fail to garner enough support.

He later apologised to Parliament, but was subject to shouts of “resign” from MPs on both sides of the House.

Speaking to GB News, Conservative MP Geoffrey Cox said: "He's apologised for it.

"I think he is going to need to work very hard to restore the confidence of the House.

"What message does it send to dictators and enemies of this country around the world if they think the seat of democracy in the United Kingdom can be affected by the threats of people demonstrating on the streets?

"It was weak, but I think his position has to be seen in the light of those who put pressure on him.

"Whoever did put him in that position and made arguments to him that he should concede an important convention because of those threats has real questions to answer."

"I think the Speaker has told us already that the arguments that were put to him were the MPs.

"So frightened by the consequences of voting against a motion put forward by the SNP, he allowed this alteration to the proceedings."

He added: ""We cannot send the message to the world, or the British government, and all the seats of British democracy, will be affected by threats and intimidation.

"Where does that begin and end? I'm afraid it is those people who went privately to the Speaker and impressed upon him those arguments who should now be facing the real questions.

"Why did they bend the knee to the arguments of that kind? What was it?

"If that is the hallmark of a future Labour government, it begs a great deal of questions as to whether the security of this country is safe in their hands."