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are certain perks that come with the job of Commons Speaker – a grand grace-andfavour apartment within the Palace of Westminster being one of them. But three years after assuming the role, Sir Lindsay Hoyle and his wife Catherine are still waiting for work to be carried out before they can finally settle in. ‘The place hasn’t been properly looked after for quite some time,’ a member of Sir Lindsay’s staff tells me.

Despite previous Speaker John Bercow spending £45,000 of taxpayers’ money refurbishing the place back in 2009, it seems the fixtures and fittings need to be in better, er, order.

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