Properly serving the people . Sir lindsay hoyle, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. You are about to celebrate four years in thejob of speaker of the House Of Commons. And it has to be said that during your tenure, the public trust in politicians appears to have plumbed new depths. Why is that . I think we inherited a situation where the country was divided, but notjust a division of the country north south far from it. What we saw was Division Within families, which you dont normally see, and brexit was so toxic for all, whichever side of the fence. You could have a household completely divided, and i think it divided trust in politicians and the belief in politicians. And you look back to that time and you think both sides were making claims that could never, ever be delivered. It was a very difficult time. And i genuinely believe that, you know, the british public s always been questionable of politicians. I accept that. But i think a lot of that trust was lost over that period. Whethe
would anyone make such a claim today? in recent years, british politics has been characterised by chaos and crisis. through brexit and covid, prime ministers have come and gone with alarming frequency. public trust in politicians has plumbed new lows. my guest is speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle. on his watch, is parliament properly serving the people? sir lindsay hoyle, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are about to celebrate four years in the job of speaker of the house of commons. and it has to be said that during your tenure, the public trust in politicians appears to have plumbed new depths. why is that? i think we inherited a situation where the country was divided, but notjust a division of the country north south far from it. what we saw was division within families, which you don t normally see, and brexit was so toxic for all, whichever side of the fence. you could have a household completely divided, and i think it divided trust in politicians
sir lindsay hoyle, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you are about to celebrate four years in the job of speaker of the house of commons and it has to be said that during your tenure, the public trust in politicians appears to have plumbed new depths. why is that? i think we inherited a situation where the country was divided. but notjust a division of the country north south far from it. what we saw was division within families, which you don t normally see, and brexit was so toxic for all, whichever side of the fence. and you could have a household completely divided. i think it divided trust in politicians and the belief in politicians. and you look back to that time and you think both sides were making claims that could never, ever be delivered. it was a very difficult time. and i genuinely believe that, you know, the british public s always been questionable of politicians. i accept that. but i think a lot of that trust was lost over that period. whether you were for or
death is nothing short of an american tragedy. more now from abc s scott goldberg. morning, scott. reporter: good morning, rob and sunny. some people, including robert champion jr. s parents, were hoping for more serious charges like murder or manslaughter. but prosecutors said the evidence for pinning that kind of charge on somebody just wasn t there. it s been almost six months since the famous florida a&m university marching band went silent. suspended indefinitely while authorities investigated band members for their role in the hazing death of 26-year-old drum major robert champion jr. this is a homicide by hazing. reporter: now prosecutors say 13 people are responsible. 11 of them charged with hazing resulting in death, a felony with a maximum sentence of six years. we do not have a blow or a shot or a knife thrust that killed mr. champion. it is an aggregation of things which exactly fit the florida statute.
robert champion died last november after suffering a gauntlet of kicks and punches from fellow band members. the lead prosecutor says his death is nothing short of an american tragedy. more now from abc s scott goldberg. morning, scott. reporter: good morning, rob and sunny. some people, including robert champion jr. s parents, were hoping for more serious charges like murder or manslaughter. but prosecutors said the evidence for pinning that kind of charge on somebody just wasn t there. it s been almost six months since the famous florida a&m university marching band went silent. suspended indefinitely while authorities investigated band members for their role in the hazing death of 26-year-old drum major robert champion jr. this is a homicide by hazing. reporter: now prosecutors say 13 people are responsible. 11 of them charged with hazing resulting in death, a felony with a maximum sentence of six years. we do not have a blow or a shot or a knife thrust that killed mr. cha