How is This Allowed?

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• SL

  @SlowNewsDayUK · 1 month ago · pinned

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• DI

  @digglerdudeuk · 1 month ago

  A lot of them have to drink to forget what reprehensible people they are.

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• RH

  @Rhaifha · 1 month ago

  Just.. don&apos;t serve alcohol at work?? It&apos;s not <b>that</b> hard to fathom.

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• BE

  @bendurrant4810 · 1 month ago

  Imo if you&apos;re in a condition where you wouldn&apos;t be allowed to drive you also shouldn&apos;t be allowed to vote on legislation

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• PA

  @pauldee227 · 1 month ago

  Absolute piss-take and goes some way to convincing me that the Greens are the only ones who want a modern political system. I was 100% on Hannah Spencer&apos;s side when she called this shit out.

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• ID

  @idiotka172 · 1 month ago

  If Andy Burnham wants to make budget cuts to fund his plans for social care, he should start with the subsidised booze at Parliament. Don&apos;t cut welfare for those who are vulnerable. Easy.

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• PA

  @pandasylver · 1 month ago

  Acting like they were ever sober

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• AD

  @AdamGaffney96 · 1 month ago

  I think it shows how insane drinking culture still is in the UK to see all the reactions to this. If someone was drunk in almost any other place of work they&apos;d be given a hefty warning. Instead you&apos;re getting people saying you&apos;re a &quot;party pooper&quot; for not wanting the people in charge of the military to be off their tits when making decisions? I don&apos;t drink and I will quite happily go out after work with people who get shitfaced and have a great time doing it sober, I don&apos;t care if you wanna drink, do drugs whatever, just don&apos;t have my literal life in your hands while you&apos;re doing it please.

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• XE

  @XenonPrimeSBSV · 1 month ago

  MPs should be held to the same standards as civil servants.<br><br>Also, the consumption of alcohol on the grounds of Parliament should be banned outright and subject to fines.<br><br>MPs being intoxicated on the grounds should be subject to criminal charges and suspended from Parliament for a minimum of 12 months.

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• MU

  @mulhollandprentiss · 1 month ago

  I&apos;m convinced if another guy fawkes were to attempt an attack on Parliament, they&apos;d be too pissed to even hear the explosion 😂

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• KA

  @kaitlyn__L · 1 month ago

  I suspect journalists like it because they get more scoops when MPs are smashed. <br>It really is out of step with the times though. In the 60s builders and plumbers would have beers at lunch, and even keep a couple tinnies on the go while working (like we now see with tea). Office workers would often have liquid lunches, plus boozy meetings, and just be expected to do the important work in the morning. <br>But they don’t anymore. Another commenter mentioned police stations no longer having bars onsite as a comparison. <br>Parliament needs to catch up.

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• FR

  @FranciT98 · 1 month ago

  The UK in general has a drinking problem. Most people, though, are at least responsible enough to not drink when on the job.

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