The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the lower house and primary chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The current speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, w
Official portrait of Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, 2024
Sir Lindsay Hoyle is dragged to the chair, 2019.
William Court Gully
Portrait of John Smith by Godfrey Kneller, 1708
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Common
Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)
…The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the lower house and primary chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The current speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, was elected Speaker on November 4…
William Pitt the Younger addressing the Commons in The House of Commons, 1793–94 by Anton Hickel
The House of Commons in the early 19th century by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson
The old Chamber of the House of Commons built by Sir Charles Barry was destroyed by German bombs during the Second World War. The essential features of Barry's design were preserved when the chamber was rebuilt.
The modern chamber, which opened following post-war reconstruction in 1950