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Sir Lindsay Hoyle: Can the Speaker ensure parliament better serves the people?

Sir Lindsay Hoyle is Speaker of the House of Commons. With trust in politicians at a record low, what can he do to ensure Parliament better serves the people?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who has one of the most important and toughest jobs in UK politics as Speaker of the House of Commons. Public trust in politicians, never high, has hit new lows. What can the Speaker do to ensure Parliament better serves the people?

(Photo: Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons, speaks during Prime Minister's Questions, 25 October, 2023. UK Parliament/Maria Unger/Reuters)

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