New U.K. Speaker Lindsay Hoyle Takes Part in First Procession

Long-serving UK Labour Party lawmaker Lindsay Hoyle took part in his first Speaker's Procession since being elected on Monday, replacing John Bercow.

Hoyle was elected speaker of Britain's House of Commons on Monday, chosen by lawmakers from among seven candidates to replace the influential but contentious Bercow.

Bercow retired last week after a decade as speaker that saw him become a central player in Britain's Brexit drama.

Hoyle took 325 of the 540 votes in a runoff with Labour colleague Chris Bryant after the seven-member field was winnowed down in three previous voting rounds.

Hoyle, 62, was elected to Parliament in 1997, has served as one of the three deputy speakers since 2010 and is widely popular and respected by colleagues.

Like Bercow, he will run the daily business of the Commons.

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