In the midst of disorderly scenes as two Scottish nationalist MPs were ejected from the House of Commons chamber, Boris Johnson’s penultimate PMQs were postponed.
Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle ordered the expulsion of MPs from the Alba Party Neale Hanvey and Kenny MacAskill this afternoon after a heated argument over their interference with the start of the session.
The East Lothian MP, Mr. MacAskill, was overheard attempting to raise a point of order and uttering the words “we need a referendum in the Prime Minister” before being silenced by other MPs.
Mr. Johnson attempted to address the Commons for the first time since he announced his resignation, but he would not stop speaking.
The Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath MP, Mr. Hanvey, had also stood up in what appeared to be a protest against Scottish independence, but he could not be heard over the irate jeers coming from Tory benches.
a furious Then Sir Linsday acted, yelling at Commons officials to “Deal with them! Take care of them!
The Speaker’s office announced that the two members of the Alba Party have since been expelled from the Commons for five days.
The final PMQs before Mr. Johnson leaves Number 10 and is succeeded by a new Tory leader following the uprising within his own party are scheduled for the following week.
However, after the obnoxious Alba Party MPs were dismissed, the PM seemed to imply that today’s PMQs was his last.
In addition to promising to leave office “with my head held high,” he used the opportunity to launch another jab at Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
Mr. Johnson said the Conservative leadership race might not go all the way, and his tenure in No. 10 might end before the contest to succeed him, which is set to end on September 5th.
The next leader of his party might be chosen by acclamation, so it’s possible that this will be our final confrontation, he told Sir Keir.
I want to express my gratitude to him for his manner of conduct. He has been substantially less deadly than many other members of this House, I believe it is fair to say.
Aside from calling Sir Keir “Captain Crasheroony Snoozefest,” the PM asserted that any of the eight ‘great’ contenders still running to succeed him as Tory leader would ‘clean the floor’ with him.
In a jab at Mr. Johnson, the Labour leader urged lawmakers to “give him some slack” because the prime minister was “fronted with an uncertain future” and “a mortgage-sized decorators’ bill that will soon be for somebody else’s flat.”
Later, the White House dismissed rumors that Mr. Johnson could boycott next week’s PMQs.
“As things stand, he will still be doing PMQs in his last week,” the prime minister’s press secretary stated.
‘I’m sure that the PM would want to take advantage of this opportunity to say a befitting farewell to the House next week,’ a Labour spokeswoman said.
Before engaging in conversation with Sir Keir, Mr. Johnson was spotted motioning for Mr. MacAskill to take a seat as he attempted to respond to the first question at PMQs.
Sir Lindsay interjected angrily as Tory MPs loudly demanded that the Alba Party MPs get down from their chairs.
He cried, “Order! Order!” “Such behavior will not be tolerated; if you want to leave, leave right away.
But if you continue to stand, I’ll tell you to leave. Make up your mind; either stop talking or leave.
As the Commons’ temperatures rose, Sir Lindsay was also forced to warn the Tory benches to “stop up.”
The Speaker then named Mr. MacAskill and Mr. Hanvey in accordance with Commons custom to formally request their suspension.
“Neale Hanvey, you and Kenny MacAskill are immediately ordered to leave this chamber,” he stated. Serjeant, take care of them.
Serjeant-at-arms: “Out immediately, escort them out.”
After “three years of listening to this madness of monotony from the Scottish nationalists,” Mr. Johnson exhorted an SNP MP toward the close of PMQs to “alter the record.”
Kilmarnock and Loudon MP Alan Brown questioned the prime minister on why he believed it was appropriate to attempt to thwart “a democratic vote for Scotland” to select its own future independent of a “corrupt” Westminster.
After three years of listening to the Scottish nationalists’ insanity of monotony, Mr. Johnson retorted, “Can I just say to the honorable gentlemen that I really think they need to change the record.”
The focus on the economy, the cost of living, and ensuring that standards are met in schools are what the people of this nation want, therefore he should address those issues.
Not to mention the horror of drug overdose deaths in Scotland, which they still haven’t addressed.
There is no doubt that working together is better for us, whether it be on the Ukraine, Covid, or on furlough. Everything I have witnessed has taught me this.
After PMQs, the suspension of Mr. MacAskill and Mr. Hanvey was approved by the lawmakers.
When the Alba Party was established last year by the former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond, the two former SNP lawmakers defected to it.
In a letter sent to Mr. Johnson earlier today, Mr. MacAskill and Mr. Hanvey demanded that he give the Scottish Government the authority to organize a second referendum on independence during the PM’s final weeks in Number 10.
Following their ejection, Mr. Hanvey addressed the crowd and said, “Scotland’s mandate for an independence referendum must be honoured.”
Scottish MPs are in London to “set up” for the people of Scotland, not to “set down.”
“Why should we uphold the House of Commons’ rules if Westminster won’t uphold Scottish democracy?”
The House of Commons should stop undermining Scotland’s democratic freedom to choose its own destiny, say the people back home.
Scotland will not be used as a pawn by any UK Prime Minister, especially one who is nearing the end of his term in office.
Scotland has the right to a referendum, and the prime minister is denying Scottish democracy, according to Mr. MacAskill.
Despite Scotland’s abundance of energy, half of the population lives in fuel poverty, which is absurd.
“In my lifetime, the people of Scotland have never elected a Tory Prime Minister, and they won’t do so in the future either.”
“The people of Scotland will triumph, and their voice will be heard.” Independence is needed now.
We do not intend to sit at Westminster and play their game, the Alba Party tweeted.
Helping Scotland recover its independence will be our top goal, and we will utilize all of the time and materials at our disposal to do so.