The Lord Speaker is the presiding officer, chairman and highest authority of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The office is analogous to the Speaker of the House of Commons:
McFall in full state robes (but without wig) in 2023
The Lord Speaker's procession prior to the State Opening of Parliament (2024).
John Francis McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith,, is a Scottish politician and life peer who served as Lord Speaker, the presiding officer of the House of Lords, from 2021 to 2026. He was a member of Pa