House of Lords - Baroness Trumpington sticks two fingers up at colleague after age insult

Lord King of Bridgwater insults his colleague in the chamber and she tells him where to go.

**Video was captured on the BBC - so rights to this video belong to them**

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• House Of Lords Politics
• Baroness
• Trumpington

[uthman72]

The two fingers are for "2nd World War".. They are not meant as a rude gesture... ;-)

[GarryDParker]

God bless you, Jean!

[uthman72]

@PLEDGEY Thanks, I didn't know that.

[PLEDGEY]

@uthman72 If they are stuck up like the Baroness did, knuckles out, it's an insult. If they are stuck up, knuckles in towards you, like Winston Churchill, it means Victory. Knuckles in towards was for Victory in WWII. Knuckles out was to taunt the French as these 2 fingers were the fingers which were used to pull the English Long Bow which was used at the battle of Agincourt in 1415. The French would cut these fingers off on Long Bow men they caught.

[gshelmerdine]

I don't think anyone realised a thing apart from the woman on the right lol I love it she may be 89 but sharp as a knife

[Lammykins666]

I have to say he did deserve it

[bingo85video]

@madest Not in the UK! It's an insult, akin to, but more offensive than, the middle finger.

[bingo85video]

@uthman72 no it is not. Two fingers was a around much before that.

[madest]

What does two fingers up mean? Clearly not peace.

[AmazingMusicFo]

HAHAH that women on the right is trying not to laugh !!!!!

[AmazingMusicFo]

She looks lost

[mightymike60]

That told him