House of Commons stormy scenes - George Galloway/Michael Lord

Members are going crazy because they were denied a vote at the end of a debate on military action in Iraq 1998

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[brett18uk]

Um, actually you are wrong @danlfc. I work in Parliament, so trust me :-) Labour are very much on the Opposition benches in this clip.

[Oban277]

@brett18uk Labour are the government. Some are addressing points of order to the chair from the opposition benches even though they are members of the government. It is 1998. Labour came to power in 1997. Another clue is that Michael Lord only became a Deputy Speaker after 1997 when Labour had won. He was never a Deputy Speaker when Labour were in opposition. Michael Morris, Sir Geoffrey and Dame Janet were :-))

[danlfc1983]

This is not 1998, Labour here are on the opposition side of the house. This is before 1997

[Oban277]

@danlfc1983 Your error is understandable but it is 1998. Members such as George Galloway were so annoyed that they decided to contribute from the opposition benches. Dennis Canavan is Labour at this point and he is speaking from the Government benches. It was a form of protest by some government members who wanted a vote on military action. Hope that clarifies the date :-)

[Oban277]

@danlfc1983 it's not pre-1997. Michael Lord was only a Deputy Speaker after Tony Blair became PM. It is a form of protest by Labour MPs who are unhappy they had been denied any form of vote on military action

[danlfc1983]

@Oban277 Thanks for clarifying that for me :)

[HelmutVillam]

This man should have never entered British politics, he's a childish bigot.

[fleemonstay]

@undercoverbrother67 Sure and Nick Clegg got elected, do they have a majority? You may praise his indefatigability, you may be impressed with his terrestrial TV roles, but I for one am not. So what if he's a lifer, he's nothing but a white collar dole scrounger, an irritant and no, I don't think many did like him.

What exactly did he achieve in 23 years and five elections, a pink suit on Big Brother and a laughing stock in the house.

See sense man.

[undercoverbrother67]

@fleemonstay Elected to the House of Commons 5 times. Nobody liked him? How many times have you been elected as a parliamentary representative?

[danlfc1983]

@Oban277 Thanks for the clarification :)