A biography for Lindsay Hoylehasn’t been written yet.
“It is imperative we do the right thing by staff, and MPs as well.”
“My belief is if you watch five games of rugby league, you'll be committed to it for life, because there is no better sport to watch.”
“In the end whatever the government might think, including the prime minister, we are all MPs, there to represent our constituencies. We are there to pose the questions to government.”
“It's not often people see a three stone tortoise walking around Parliament.”
“Brexit divided the country, divided families, and people's respect for a democracy has struggled.”
“Boris is a people person, he is flamboyant and he gets the crowd behind him, he is a showman; Keir Starmer is a barrister in court, who forensically goes through a subject.”
“I have been a rugby league fan all my life - I think it's an absolutely fantastic sport - so it is a real honour to be asked to be RFL president.”
“In times of crisis we must all find new ways of working - just as we did after the great fire and when the palace was bombed during the Second World War.”
“If you go in and bawl and shout at each other, don't be shocked when the public might want to do the same to you.”
“If we haven't got democracy, what have we got?... It is about the respect of politicians, it's building trust with our constituents. It's a difficult road that we've got to follow but it's one we mustn't give up on.”
“I've known nothing else than my father there to turn to, to advise me, not only as a father but as a friend and as a brother in that sense. As an only child he was my elder brother.”
“Of course, we're going to have division of views. That's what politics is all about. I don't want them all to agree with each other. That would be pretty boring for me as well.”
“There's no excuse for bullying. I don't care what caused it. Whatever it was doesn't make it acceptable.”
“How do you cope? You're busy. And that's why I keep busy. It's good for me.”
“Many must think the House of Commons is completely bound by tradition when they see us at work in the Chamber - but nothing could be further from the truth.”
“It takes a lot to silence the House of Commons.”
“The bullying culture is over. We are not going to tolerate it.”
“Britain, with MI5, MI6, Scotland Yard and other police forces is one of the best in the world at what we do on security.”
“When an MP says to me, 'Lindsay, I don't think I'm going to stand again. I don't feel safe. My family must come first,' I know we've got to do more.”
“I genuinely believe that people respond to your behaviour. So if we show respect to each other, we show a higher level of behaviour, and I believe the public will respect us better for it.”