Scottish peer Lord McFall tipped as leading contender to be next Speaker in House of Lords
Heading for the Woolsack? Labour peer McFall as Senior Deputy Speaker could be in pole position to succeed Lord Fowler in top job SCOTTISH peer Lord McFall of Alcuith is being tipped as a leading contender to become the next Speaker of the House of Lords. This week, the current incumbent, Lord Fowler, 83, the former Conservative Health Secretary, who has served in the UK Parliament for more than 50 years as an MP and peer, announced he had decided to stand down to campaign on HIV/Aids and LGBT rights. Until 2006, the role of presiding officer in the Lords was undertaken by the Lord Chan...
Source: heraldscotland.com