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
or email me at victoria@bbc.co.uk the queen responds to harry and meghan s damaging allegations about life in the royal family and says the matter will be dealt with privately staff at the sellafield nuclear site tell the bbc a toxic culture of bullying could let serious safety concerns go unreported. and coming up this hour.. the small english town where more than 70 women have had their private, often nude, images stolen and shared online by people living in their town. a serving metropolitan police officer has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a woman in south london. 33 year old sarah everard was last seen leaving a friend s house in clapham last wednesday. in the past half hour, the met s assistant commisioner has cold the development shocking and deeply disturbing and told reporters they really hope sarah is still alive. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. yesterday evening, police issued two new pictures of sarah everard. in o
Be live at the State Department, where the entire Senior Management tea m where the entire Senior Management team has resigned. Barbara plett will explain that one for our struggle for us. How about this for a headline from the Washington Post when it was put on nine, it was shared thousands of times every minute. The entire Senior Management tea m minute. The entire Senior Management team has resigned. Barbara plett usher can explain. What is the story . Well, yes, senior members of the Management Team have resigned. Actually, ros, it is not so unusual, whenever there is a change of administration, fulfilling these kinds of postings, which are appointed for term limits, have to offer their letter of resignation. It is not unusual, especially for senior people, to be kept on for a to smooth the transition in the State Department. But in this case, all of these people were apparently told, we dont need you, and so they are leaving. It means that the incoming Secretary Of State will have