Thursday, 8 January 2015

15 Insults Banned In The House Of Commons

Don’t even think about calling someone a git, guttersnipe or ignoramus.



MPs aren't allowed to be rude and insulting about their colleagues. It's up to the Speaker or their deputy to decide what is "unparliamentary language". And they can boot MPs out of the chamber if they refuse to take it back.


PA Wire


Drunk


Drunk


An MP must never accuse another of being worse for wear - even if they have spent all evening in the Strangers bar. In 1987 Labour MP Frank Cook was forced to withdraw his jibe, replacing it with "half sober".


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Hansard


Sleazebag


Sleazebag


Labour MP Brian Wilson was rebuked for using the word "sleazebag" in a feisty debate on car tax in 1995.


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