Sir Lindsay Hoyle joins US Speaker for 250 years of independence

The Speaker of the House of Commons was in the United States to celebrate 250 years of American independence with his US counterpart

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00:00Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle was welcomed in Washington by U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson

00:05during events marking the 250th anniversary of American independence.

00:12Hoyle laid a wreath at Arlington's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,

00:16then travelled to Mount Vernon to honour George Washington by placing another wreath at his tomb.

00:23Hoyle met U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Nancy Pelosi,

00:27Speaker Emerita, discussing transatlantic cooperation and shared legislative priorities.

00:35Hoyle addressed the Massachusetts Senate in Boston

00:37and toured the historic pilgrim sites at Duxbury and Plymouth,

00:41underscoring the strong U.K.-U.S. relationship.