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Sir Lindsay Hoyle praised his father Lord Doug Hoyle as a 'dedicated parliamentarian' who was always there for him ahead of his funeral at St Paul' Church in Adlington, in Lancashire.
Lord Hoyle was made a peer in 1997 after serving as an MP for over two decades
Veteran backbench MP admired as a skilful tactician who served as the chair of the parliamentary Labour party in the 1990s
Lord Hoyle, who has died aged 98, was an effective Left-wing Labour MP for 21 years before taking office as a Government whip in the Lords; he was still an active peer, at the age of 93, when his son, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, was elected Speaker of the Commons.
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has announced the death of his father, former Labour MP Doug Hoyle, aged 98.