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Lindsay Hoyle

lines on the record: 60
first: 2019-11-07
most recent: 2019-11-07
sittings or episodes: 1
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“It's interesting because we have two lovebirds called John and Abuina, you know So it is that. What would Jeremy? It depends on what type of dog I got. You know, Jeremy's quite lean and I do like whippets. He's not really that northern, but you could see him, you know, a bit of energy in him, let him go. He loves gardening. So maybe a dog that loves bead outside, you know, spaniels are always digging as well, aren't they? So I think we could certainly find a Jeremy out there, definitely.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Well, we've got a Betty, we've got a Paterdale Tariot that's as tough as anything, and she rules around, you know, she walks around, she controls it, and she does what she wants to do, and none greater than my great hero, Betty Boothrod. So that's why that. And then we've got Patrick the Cat. Now, Patrick the Cat, we've got Patrick McLaughlin, the ex-Tory chief whip, but we've also got Lord Patrick McCormack, who's the poshest thing. This cat is so poshous untrue. It's an American main comb. We had a slight problem. He was born on St. Patrick's Day. So Patrick had to be the one, but he then had to fit the politician. So we had two great politicians he could choose from who were both well known. And that's how they all came together.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Born in the village, we have a good pet shop, so he's actually born in Adlington, not in the Congo. But yeah. So we've got Boris. We've got two dogs. We've got Gordon the Rockweiler in Gordon's heading up to nine stones from around there depends on how he's much exercised. But he's a big boy, not overweight, very fit. And why is he called Gordon? After a great prime minister called Gordon Brown. Gordon Brown used to have a clunken fist, they'd tell me that used to hit the table. This dog has a clunking pie. If you stop stroking it, it gives you a whack on your knee, stroke me again. So that's Gordon. Then of course we've got Maggie. Maggie is this tortoise. She's an African tulkata. So we got her when she was about eight pounds. She's now three stone in weight and we think she's about 15. She was a bit of a rescue. So, you know, she's part of the family. She holds a rod. Why was she called Maggie?”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Order, order. And this parrot. Unfortunately, it doesn't do it in my voice. It doesn't in my wife's Catherine's voice. It's quite funny having a parrot doing order order and a female voice, which is great. So that's Boris the Parrot. He's an African grey from the Congo. He's got a red tail. So he's, you know.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Right, let's start off. We have Boris the Parrot. He talks a lot. He repeats himself. And he never shuts up, and his feathers are all over the place. And it was just perfect. It does show Todd Rodrod, it doesn't quite go right.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Fair enough. The hardest thing I've had to do was sign a lettuce today, and that has been the most difficult thing to do in my life, had to resign from the Labour Party. That is tough. All my life have been involved in the Labour Party, as I say, conference in nineteen fifty seven when I was born right through to now it has been me and to actually do that has been really tough. It was a hard thing to do. And people say, well, does it matter? Yeah, it does. It's party history. It's part of what I've done. But I took that choice. And it'll be tough at times. But the one thing is, I will whip with the council even if I am the speaker, and as you say, I will stand the speaker elect because it's charlie that matters, and I've always said I put Charlie First and work with everybody in Charlie, and that's what has always done. Doesn't matter who leads the council Charlie First and Luke after Charlie.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“I've been a target sin since 1997. I've used to be number one target. Somebody said to me, we've got him in 2010. And I've never ever watched a town hall where I can see my opponents bringing in the champagne, loading up the leader's office, ready for this celebration. And I've got to say, they thought they had me. They came in. He's done. He's done tonight. And there are lots of disappointing people who quietly drifted before that result came out. So, look, I've been here. I've been targeted every election. I don't mind that. I think that's always been good. What I would say is it is a different election this time.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Well, we do. We review decisions. We were there way before football. Football followers. Nick, I keep telling you, you've got to come and watch Warrington. We need to get you there.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“So, there's complete clarity, and nobody can accuse the Speaker of this or that. The clarity is there, and I think it's better for the people to understand why that decision was taken.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“No, my viewers, I think those that Miradage know out of that situation may be disadvantaged if that was to continue. The country elects a government. We don't know what government we're going to have after this, but I'm sure that they won't want to be turned over on a day when they think they're going to get the business through. So it's about having effective scrutiny, the backbenches have got to be allowed to hold the executive to account. We all agree on that. What I will say is I think it's the tidying up of those rules that the speaker is not put in that position, that actually the house tidies up those rules and closes those loopholes. And I think that would be the best for everybody.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“I saw 24 they've been used in history, so there's no problem with an I saw 24. It's whether you put the question of forthwith, and that's the real question.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“The question you're really asking me, would I have done what John Burkow did? Let's cut to the chest on it. On the SO24, of course,”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Jump out did some great things, and none more so than urgent questions. The fact is that the government stopped the opposition having opposition days for a period. Those were the silly parts of politics that shouldn't have happened. That's why you have to grant urgent questions. If the opposition can have a day, we have to do something different. And in firmness, speaker, he grasps that and did it. And my view to the government is get back to normality. Give the rights to those opposition parties to have their day in the chamber. And that's something I want to see happen quickly. So where do we go from here? I will be the person that will take the advice. I am not, and it's about advice. Now the question is, that advice is given, I make a judgment call on it. If it's woolly, then it's down to me. If it's strong and is real solid advice, I'm going to stick with it.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Christian from me. He was the 157th speaker with his staff and the 158th speaker with my style. And in fairness, we'll all have different views, different opinions, and different styles. And I think it's about the style I take through, and people will judge me on that.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“The worst of it was I was about to go in the chair and the speak had to come out. He couldn't stand any longer because once we go to committee stage it's over for the speaker. So they were literally dragging me as we were having a conversation out of my office to take over from the speaker. It was a moment, and I felt sorry for the clerk because, quite rightly. He has to go now, and I've never seen, you can tell she's from Lancashire, she's from Ribble Valley, she grabbed all of me and literally whizzed me through the door and dragged me down that corridor. I was running down the corridor to get there. But I had to take that decision. People may forgive me, may not. The fact is, it was the right thing to do.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“You're a Labour man and you remember it. Lent for this way. I was just having a quick meeting about Charlie A&E because I want to make sure we have a 24 A&E. I was down with the Secretary of State. I came into my office and there were 30 MPs waiting to give me their advice and their opinion and tell me what I had to do. Well, in life you're going to make a tough decision. And if it cost me the speakership, so be it, because I have to do the right thing by Parliament. And that's what I believed I did.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“A vice from the clots that were so strong, but I got some very serious legal advice which was more important. And the fact there was no money there to carry out what was wanted. But even if you had, there would have been, I believe, a challenge on the election and would MPs want to be challenged going through a legal court issue to know whether they can sit or not sit. So tough a visit was, the legal advice was so strong there was no riddle movement as far as I was concerned.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“And postal votes for everyone, there was a whole list of things. I'll be quite honest. I'm very sympathetic to 16. And I believe it would help me. So it's not, you know, and I've got to take my personal view away and actually come up with a judgment. And it was a judgment call. And it's just before I'm asking for votes. So I had to show that I am neutral, but I will do what I believe is the right thing. To be quite honest, I got some.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“The vote to the election, I allowed votes to take place to change the date because that was completely within a very tight movement. All that was about was the date, nothing else. So you couldn't add anything else, there's no money resolution, there's nothing there.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“What I would say is, I come into this job as a referee. And that's where I want to be. It shouldn't be about me. It's got to be about the chamber. And I've got to do the right decisions. And I probably was unpopular a week ago.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“To stop singing, and I've tried to stop the clapping. What I would say is there may be a moment in time where it could be appropriate that the House may do that. Now, I don't want that to be the norm. I don't want to hear it. What I would say is it stops the debate, and if we're not careful, a speech will be made by one side so the old applause, we go to the old applause. That is no benefit to the people who listen or to the House of Commons. So the answer is, no clapping, no singing.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“What it is, it's about being calm, isn't it? But if the temperature goes up, you've got to have some authority to back it up. Yes, if need be, if I have to and I don't want to, I have to use my authority.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Been through a lot of elections and we've seen a lot of people along the way who may have retired and may have lost. In the end, if you've got a marginal seat, you've got to fight hard. I don't fight dirty, but I fight hard, I fight tough. And of course, you know, you brought up in the school. When you call Lindsay in the Lordal school, when everybody else is called Stephen David and Andrew, you've got to get tough. Who's this like Colins? We've got a pretentious pratty, you know. The fact is, I can't help my name. I blame my daddy. He loved cricket. And he saw Lynn's asset play on that tour over from Australia. And he said, I'm going to name him after an Australian. How many kids are named after an Australian? Not in a village like Adlington, I'll tell you.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“I would say is there are people who's going to make threats against us because they don't like democracy, so let's put them to one side. We know where they come from. Others actually respond, I believe, to the behaviour of the House of Commons. If we have A house of commons that people can say actually that's good. I'm proud of what they did. I may not agree with them, but the way they debated that was fantastic. I think it's about keeping it at that level. If you allow it to become so inflamed and such anger being raging across, I think that's when people respond as well.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“And I know the threats that have been made against MPs and serious threats, rape, murder, people going to court, real abuse, threats to families. It's all out there. Why would you become an MP? That's what worries me.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“I think there's a job there to say. I think it's about moderation, isn't it? And it's about using moderate language, but it's about in its context and it's keeping good context with moderation. Put the two together. I think we can get on better. Because what we do realise, we've been through a very hard time as Parliament. Joe Cox tragedily died. A great future ahead of her. Now, to ask who was going to be a Prime Minister, I said to your cocks, Oh yeah, forget Lindsay Hoyle. We're talking about politicians that came on, young politicians that I could see had got a great future in that house. This country was robbed of a great politician.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Well, I think we've got to a point where people were being shouted down. Know the fact is that went through a terrible time, and the speak had to apologize next day for the behaviour. And that's a worry, isn't it? We shouldn't have got to that point. What I believe is there's always going to be heat in the chamber. It's about keeping that heat in the chamber, but never let it boil over. So that's the job of the chair. I don't want it to be about me pontificating. I want it to be about me holding good order, holding the house to account. Good debate, maybe slightly heated, but not abusive, and not boiling over. That's my job to control the temperature.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“I would a lie and keep anybody apart who's carrying a side. I mean, you know, it's a great story, isn't it? You know, we have lots of great stories in the House of Commons. We never let the truth get in the way of a good story. You know that. No, you're absolutely right.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“We may have differences, but it doesn't have to be abusive in the way that we carry out that difference, and I think if we can show respect in the House, I think the country will respect us so much better.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Something I wanted. I want to try and change it. You know There, the public, we've tarnished Parliament's tarnished, they have a poor image of Parliament, also people on the inside of Parliament have a rough time. What I want to do is try and make sure we've got more respect and more tolerance coming in. I don't care at what level. I want to make sure we're there whether it's somebody who's maybe making a cup of tea or whether it's Clark of the House, whether it's an MP. This is a village we work in. This is a village that I want respect within that, but also I want people to say, I actually want to work in the House of Commons or I want to become an MP. That's the place I want to be. We've got to reinvent it. We've got to make sure that when I look, we used to be the envy of the world, the Westminster model, democracy was the House of Commons. Do people say that at this moment? I'm not sure what they do. I think they have mistrust in us. We've got to rebuild that trust with the public. And we've got to demonstrate.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“I will always be that language lad. I will never forget my daughter and forget that other people also suffer pain and realise it. I'll listen to people coming to my surgery. I will always help them. But it was the people around me who hadn't got their life stories that suddenly they did, and they wanted to help me. And that saw moving about the House of Commons.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“You don't realize just how many people have tragedies and have suffered People came together and people came to tell me their story and it opened my eyes to realise how many people do have tragedies within families. But it was the real support I got from every corner of that house, the messages, the fact that people say to me, Lindsay, you need help, you need support, whatever you want, we're here for it. You know, people like Mike Gapes, who lost his daughter tragically. People had that conversation. It made all the difference for me. It helped me through a very tough time. You know, people have said he's a bit of a tough northern lad. Something's break. And that's what I mustn't forget that I will never, ever.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“It was hard, it's still hard, day doesn't go by. She hasn't phoned me. We haven't spoken. And it really is tough, and it's very hard to speak about, but I had to because she means so much that I've got lost her sister, my dad lost his granddaughter. And, you know, it was really hard and still hard on the family. My grandchildren, they're favourite auntie. The auntie did everything with them. So, you know, it's still difficult now, but what I do realise is I had to speak about her. I had to mention it. And her mum, Miriam, suffered very badly like myself and quite rightly. We won't let Natalie go. She will always be there and we'll always try and promote. And her mum, you know, quite rightly, speaks out and she's training and she's going to be a counsellor to help people. And I think that's fantastic that she's gone back together.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Somebody said to me, Oh, were you frightened being in the chamber? And I've got to say I've not spoken in that chamber from the bike benches for nine years. So that was a challenge, and I'm going to say no, it wasn't the people around me. What worries me is Catherine's looking down at me and my wife, my daughter, my dad, and you can just feel the eyes penetrating. So if anything makes me nervous, it's having those three keep watching me, I'll tell you.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“My dad was a bit of a real lefty. And I've got to say, there were more discussions in our household about how wrong he was and him to me saying I need to get real.”
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“Got to say, it wouldn't have been lovely. I think I've blotted my copy fairly early when I took up the cause of Gibraltar against the Prime Minister.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“I would never have thought can I be honest I can say to you I never thought I'd be an MP I got on the council and I love the council why did I like the council if people had a problem I picked up a phone and it was dealt with and if I wanted to make something happen we could make it happen I was deputy leader of the council all the positions on the council and I could really help people when I got to London was I realised the council was designed to assist people I got to London I realised that the chamber is designed to stop you doing anything so it took me a while to get that balance right changing over from something you could do immediately to realising this is long haul and when we started off with free bus passes we got the petition up in Chorley same with the TV license no one want to mention on the BBC but free TV licenses for over 75 we started that campaign in Childhood didn't start in Westminster so we've had some great campaigns that we've taken through and I realized”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“And that's where the difference came. I was a member of a union and I thought in the Labour Party I joined the Labour Party, which you do. And I carry on, but I had no bad real drive. And then suddenly they said to me, you know, look, we can't win this village that you live in and we need a candidate. So I did it. No, I like a challenge. And I was like, You had to be 21 to stand, and I just turned 22, and they put me up. I managed to win and I beat the chair of housing Costola was a conservative council and I won it and that was my first introduction so I was the youngest councillor Charlie's ever had and I went on there and that's when I started.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“I soon learnt if it's this cold, I don't really want to be doing this very much longer. And of course, not many can say. I've been with the greats of the great. I've been at Scarborough, Uttar School, Nye Bevan. They were all there. I was that young child that was taken to conference. So in some respects, it's a great history, but also it makes you think Do I really want this? And I went through a period where I was switched off from politics. You know, teenage years, you think, involved in the youth club, you've really enjoyed it, you go on, you know, I became chairman in the youth club.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“It was indeed. Yeah, I was that, you know, child labour. That was me. He was this young lad, you know, 1964, seven years of age, well, I wasn't seven, I was six actually when he was selected. There I was, crouching through snow in the Ribble Valley, you know, the old Clithero constituency. This is for your dad, Doug. Delivering leaflets for my dad, you know, and it's amazing. I've never forgot it, you know. So I had an early introduction into politics.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Or do you try and keep the chamber in that area? I don't know. What I'm saying is new MPs will have a new view, a new vision, and it's for the House to decide. What I would say is it ain't going to happen instantly. We could be five, six years away from moving.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“There's always a thought. They may say, actually, I don't want to give up this. So we've got to be aware that we may have to revisit it and we can do other things. There's things you can change. The other thing it's not going to happen.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Have to be elsewhere. Well, let me say to you Who knows? And this is quite honest. This Parliament says we're moving. This is going to be the greatest change since nineteen ninety seven of new MPs. And they may just say we want to relook at this, we want to revisit it. We've got to allow for that because in the end, what's the greatest thing that happens to you when you, first of all, is becoming an MP, but when you arrive at the House of Commons, is to sit on the green benches. It is the green benches that sets you apart, isn't it? The fact you sit there, you can relax and you think, yep, you loop round, yep, I can see everybody about. And it's that green bench that makes the difference for every new MP coming into the house.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“And to hear that, and that there could be a lung government somewhere in the building is not anything I ever want to go through again. And as I say, Keith was respected by all MPs. He was that person that looked after us. He was defending us. And that is a tragedy. And it's like everything. You never want to go back to it. But what I do know is I'm pretty unlucky having things that happen when I'm in the church. So hopefully it'll be a fresh start to speaker.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“I'm pretty unlucky To come in through the roof, after abandoned the parliament once again, I closed down the session, and of course we had that tragedy with Keith and O'Village Bobby to be told when I sat in a chair there is a policeman dying outside.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Very aware of the building. Even now, when I came through those gates in 1997 with my election address to say who I was, the tindling that you get, you're coming in to history, it's so moving to know. This is where it's all happened. And I can't forget that. We're working in a museum. This is the greatest museum in the world. It's the most recognized museum.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Let me put it this way the reality came when somebody said to Catherine the other day, they said, what's it like to live in a palace? You think, yeah, you're right, actually. I'd never thought of it like that. The answer is, I've not started living there. But the fact is it is there. It is a fantastic building with great history.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“And people always say to me, that's a funny title, isn't it? And I said, well, it is, but it's the history of the house. It's the way of taxation and the means of taxation.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“We want balls in a bowl that you pick out. I don't want somebody saying that it's rigged, that the one ball's culled or one ball's one, you're going to wear gloves. And it's like the shop. We have to wear white gloves. Oh my word. So they did it. And they joined us. I said, look, we've got to make something of it. It matters to the person I draw number one. They can make history by getting a bill through the house. So we've got to have it built up 20 down and the drum roll came, you know, and the number one is, and we pick it out, you know, so it allowed me to play.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source
“Number 10, Boris's den. You know, we were in there. What it was? It was quite, it's one of those great things that I've lost. I was the person that was overseeing the draw for backbenchers, for private bills, you know, a member's bill that they can bring to the House on a Friday. And I loved it. When I narrated this job, it was like number one, first one out. Brilliant. All the reporters, yeah, put that down. Number two, we got to number five. Everybody left the room. I thought, this isn't good. We've got to do more. Look, tradition's great, but you've got to play with tradition to make it more exciting. So I thought, am I going to keep them all in the room? I'm going to start at 20 and work down to number one. So of course, I've got lots of numbers to pick from. There's a nice audience here. And I thought, you know, and I even got the clerks. They're a bit stiff, really nice people, the clerks, but they are very solid, stiff people. I said, right, we want white gloves.”
2019-11-07 · Political Thinking with Nick Robinson · The Lindsay Hoyle One · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT · source