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| Hampers, cufflinks … and a lot of alcohol: 20 gifts kept by Lindsay Hoyle | Hampers, cufflinks … and a lot of alcohol: 20 gifts kept by Lindsay Hoyle |
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| The wheels of diplomacy are oiled by the exchange of tokens – and plenty of booze, it seems | The wheels of diplomacy are oiled by the exchange of tokens – and plenty of booze, it seems |
| Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker of the House of Commons, has declared hundreds of gifts he received from foreign dignitaries and others since 2021. Here is a small selection of the items he kept. | Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker of the House of Commons, has declared hundreds of gifts he received from foreign dignitaries and others since 2021. Here is a small selection of the items he kept. |
| 1) Bottle of rum | 1) Bottle of rum |
| Cayman Islands government office (30 January 2025) | Cayman Islands government office (30 January 2025) |
| 2) Bottle of whisky | 2) Bottle of whisky |
| Mr Vikram Doraiswami, high commissioner of India (20 December 2024) | Mr Vikram Doraiswami, high commissioner of India (20 December 2024) |
| 3) The Whoo skincare products | 3) The Whoo skincare products |
| Mr Yoon Yeocheol, ambassador of the Republic of Korea (13 December 2024) | Mr Yoon Yeocheol, ambassador of the Republic of Korea (13 December 2024) |
| 4) Hamper containing coffee, fudge, tea, hot chocolate, chocolates, ginger and butterscotch pudding, shortbread, biscuits, jam, honey, chutney and a Qatar magazine | 4) Hamper containing coffee, fudge, tea, hot chocolate, chocolates, ginger and butterscotch pudding, shortbread, biscuits, jam, honey, chutney and a Qatar magazine |
| Embassy of Qatar (18 December 2024) | Embassy of Qatar (18 December 2024) |
| 5) Model of HMS Bounty | 5) Model of HMS Bounty |
| Mr Simon Young, mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (20 November 2024) | Mr Simon Young, mayor of the Pitcairn Islands (20 November 2024) |
| 6) Hamper containing a bottle of champagne, two bottles of wine, tea, marmalade, strawberry preserve, chutney, brandy butter, Christmas pudding, shortbread, fudge and tea towel | 6) Hamper containing a bottle of champagne, two bottles of wine, tea, marmalade, strawberry preserve, chutney, brandy butter, Christmas pudding, shortbread, fudge and tea towel |
| Anguilla UK representative office (17 December 2024) | Anguilla UK representative office (17 December 2024) |
| 7) A bottle of Smidgin gin and a bottle of wine | 7) A bottle of Smidgin gin and a bottle of wine |
| Ms Katerina Stavreska, ambassador of the Republic of North Macedonia (19 November 2024) | Ms Katerina Stavreska, ambassador of the Republic of North Macedonia (19 November 2024) |
| 8) Mosaic portrait of the speaker | 8) Mosaic portrait of the speaker |
| Mr Ahmed Mohammad Ali Safadi, speaker of the house of representatives of Jordan (5 August 2024) | Mr Ahmed Mohammad Ali Safadi, speaker of the house of representatives of Jordan (5 August 2024) |
| 9) Fountain pen in presentation box | 9) Fountain pen in presentation box |
| King Abdullah II of Jordan (26 May 2024) | King Abdullah II of Jordan (26 May 2024) |
| 10) Three candles, two perfumes | 10) Three candles, two perfumes |
| Mr Badr Mohammed Badr Almantheri, ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman (19 December 2023) | Mr Badr Mohammed Badr Almantheri, ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman (19 December 2023) |
| 11) A bottle of vodka | 11) A bottle of vodka |
| Mrs Rukhshona Emomali, ambassador of Tajikistan (19 December 2023) | Mrs Rukhshona Emomali, ambassador of Tajikistan (19 December 2023) |
| 12) Bottle of champagne and book on Bangladesh churches | 12) Bottle of champagne and book on Bangladesh churches |
| Ms Saida Muna Tasneem, high commissioner of Bangladesh (21 November 2023) | Ms Saida Muna Tasneem, high commissioner of Bangladesh (21 November 2023) |
| 13) Ararat brandy (20 years), Ararat brandy (10 years), red wine (Van Ardi reserve 2019) | 13) Ararat brandy (20 years), Ararat brandy (10 years), red wine (Van Ardi reserve 2019) |
| Mr Varuzhan Nersesyan, ambassador of Armenia (7 June 2023) | Mr Varuzhan Nersesyan, ambassador of Armenia (7 June 2023) |
| 14) Cufflinks and two commemorative coins | 14) Cufflinks and two commemorative coins |
| Mr Washington Misick, premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands (17 November 2023) | Mr Washington Misick, premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands (17 November 2023) |
| 15) Bottle of mezcal and tie | 15) Bottle of mezcal and tie |
| Ms Josefa González-Blanco Ortiz-Mena, ambassador of Mexico (17 October 2023) | Ms Josefa González-Blanco Ortiz-Mena, ambassador of Mexico (17 October 2023) |
| 16) White wine (Auxerrois Vin de Paille 2013) | 16) White wine (Auxerrois Vin de Paille 2013) |
| Mr Georges Friden, ambassador of Luxembourg (14 June 2023) | Mr Georges Friden, ambassador of Luxembourg (14 June 2023) |
| 17) Ron Varadero 15-year-old gran reserva rum | 17) Ron Varadero 15-year-old gran reserva rum |
| Mrs Bárbara Montalvo Álvarez, ambassador of Cuba (16 May 2023) | Mrs Bárbara Montalvo Álvarez, ambassador of Cuba (16 May 2023) |
| 18) Churchill’s 20-year-old tawny port | 18) Churchill’s 20-year-old tawny port |
| Mr Nuno Brito, ambassador of Portugal (21 March 2023) | Mr Nuno Brito, ambassador of Portugal (21 March 2023) |
| 19) Tie, panettone and sparkling wine | 19) Tie, panettone and sparkling wine |
| Mr Inigo Lambertini, ambassador of Italy (13 December 2022) | Mr Inigo Lambertini, ambassador of Italy (13 December 2022) |
| 20) Bottle of cognac | 20) Bottle of cognac |
| Mr Elin Suleymanov, ambassador of Azerbaijan (14 December 2021) | Mr Elin Suleymanov, ambassador of Azerbaijan (14 December 2021) |
| This article was amended on 11 May 2025 to replace the image of Smidgin gin; an earlier version incorrectly showed a product of the same name by a different company. The gift received by Lindsay Hoyle was that made by the North Macedonia distillery, Smidgin. |
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