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Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker of the House of Commons, personally blocked the release of his emails with Israeli politicians by invoking a parliamentary privilege exemption under the Freedom of Information Act, arguing their disclosure would likely prejudice the effective conduct of public affairs. This move is controversial because it’s rare for a Speaker to intervene like this, and the exemption he used is legally conclusive—meaning the Information Commissioner's Office can’t overrule it, and there’s no right to appeal. The request that triggered all this came from Declassified UK after the February 2024 Gaza debate in parliament, which was itself contentious because Hoyle broke precedent in a way many saw as favouring Labour and softening calls for a Gaza ceasefire; his refusal to release the emails has only deepened questions and criticism around his impartiality.