Hampers, cufflinks … and a lot of alcohol: 20 gifts kept by Lindsay Hoyle

The wheels of diplomacy are oiled by the exchange of tokens – and plenty of booze, it seems

• House of Commons speaker has kept almost 300 gifts over past four years

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