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The six strangest moments from Parliament’s prorogation protest

10 September 2019

8:25 PM

10 September 2019

8:25 PM

Early this morning at around 2am, the Commons witnessed some of the most extraordinary behaviour seen in the Chamber in living memory, as MPs attempted to protest the prorogation of parliament.

Below are the strangest moments from the morning:

1.

Labour MPs attempted to stop the Speaker John Bercow from leaving his seat as he was called to the Lords to carry out the formal procedure for proroguing parliament.

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