Speaker hits out at handling of road map

House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has criticised the Government over its "totally unacceptable" handling of announcing changes to the Covid road map.

Sir Lindsay accused Downing Street of "running roughshod" over MPS by not informing them first of any changes.

Speaking in the Commons yesterday afternoon, Sir Lindsay said: "This House needs to know, it needs to know first. I find it totally unacceptable that once again, once again, that we see Downing Street running roughshod over members of Parliament. We're not accepting it and I'm at

the stage where I'm beginning to look for other avenues if they're not going to treat this House seriously.

"But I will say I think it's time for me to have a meeting with the Prime Minister to actually put on the record here now but with him that this House matters."

0 From left, Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty and

0 Sir Lindsay Hoyle has hit out at the government