'I've had enough!' Lindsay Hoyle pauses PMQs to boot Tory MP out of Commons

Jan 21, 2026 - 13:19
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'I've had enough!' Lindsay Hoyle pauses PMQs to boot Tory MP out of Commons

Watch the moment Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle booted out a Conservative MP from the Commons during Prime Minister's Questions this afternoon.

Richard Holden, who currently serves as Shadow Transport Secretary, was seen heckling Sir Keir Starmer in a rowdy rendition of the parliamentary debate.



Sir Lindsay Hoyle furiously ordered the MP out of the chamber after first handing the top Tory a warning over his raucous behaviour.

Mr Holden could then be seen making his way out of the chamber.



The MP for Basildon and Billericay was first warned: "As shadow secretary for transport, you'll soon be getting the express train."

But Sir Keir then took a jibe Mr Holden could be an upcoming defector to Reform, with a clamour following his statement from both sides of the chamber.

"Those that shout loudest end up over there," the Prime Minister said, waving over towards where Reform MPs reside.

As a shouting match took over the forum, Sir Lindsay said: "Mr Holden, I think you need to leave. I've had enough."



His ejection from the debate came during a fiery back-and-forth between Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Sir Keir, with the former branding the latter "weak".

Mrs Badenoch said: “Back to the national interest, instead of acting in it, the Prime Minister just tries to get through the day. On the Chinese spy hub embassy, he’s too weak, on Chagos he’s too weak, on funding for the armed forces, he’s too weak, on protecting our veterans from prosecution, he’s too weak.

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