Swords were out in the House of Commons last night as the Serjeant at Arms Kamal El-Hajji had an embarrassing moment on the way to removing the Mace. El-Hajji is familiar with dropping things – he last made headlines in June by saying that “witch hunt” bullying claims against John Bercow should be dropped. Not his sharpest moment…
No prizes for guessing who Andrea Leadsom is talking about:
“As you said last week, Mr Speaker, we have a responsibility to safeguard the rights of this House and as Leader of the House I seek to do exactly that, treating all members of parliament with courtesy and respect. I hope and expect all Honourable and Right Honourable members to do likewise.”
