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It’s 50 years today since Australia’s great constitutional crisis. The Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismissed Gough Whitlam as PM, appointing Malcolm Fraser. Kerr’s Secretary read out the proclamation, ending with the words “God Save the Queen.” Whitlam’s response was thus:

It’s 50 years today since Australia’s great constitutional crisis. The Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismissed Gough Whitlam as PM, appointing Malcolm Fraser. Kerr’s Secretary read out the proclamation, ending with the words “God Save the Queen.” Whitlam’s response was thus:

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Makes Theresa May look like a beacon of festive merriment

Makes Theresa May look like a beacon of festive merriment

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Badenoch takes a pop at Reeves' job at the Bank of England. The Chancellor looks unimpressed:

Badenoch takes a pop at Reeves' job at the Bank of England. The Chancellor looks unimpressed:

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4:30 Reform press conference you say?

4:30 Reform press conference you say?

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A Labour source messages:

A Labour source messages:

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That slight quiver when he says “for more than eight years”. British planning law remains undefeated 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

That slight quiver when he says “for more than eight years”. British planning law remains undefeated 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

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One of the all time great parliamentary heckles featuring the late Ming Campbell, RIP.

One of the all time great parliamentary heckles featuring the late Ming Campbell, RIP.

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Clapham girlies today:

Clapham girlies today:

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Reform deciding their next press conference:

Reform deciding their next press conference:

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Seeing all your mates at Labour conference:

Seeing all your mates at Labour conference:

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Ted Heath talks about his 1990 advert for Cheshire Cheese

Ted Heath talks about his 1990 advert for Cheshire Cheese

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The striking opening titles to Alan Clark’s 1997 series on the history of the Tory Party
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The striking opening titles to Alan Clark’s 1997 series on the history of the Tory Party

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PM refuses to say what Jonathan Powell's security clearance was when he was appointed as the Special Envoy to the BIOT:
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PM refuses to say what Jonathan Powell's security clearance was when he was appointed as the Special Envoy to the BIOT:

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247,310 views • 1 month ago

Priti Patel criticises Reform’s policy on welfare and the economy, suggesting the party “are national socialist in terms of their conduct”
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Priti Patel criticises Reform’s policy on welfare and the economy, suggesting the party “are national socialist in terms of their conduct”

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505,152 views • 4 months ago

Clip from the Question Time 2005 election leaders’ special in which voters complain to Tony Blair about being given doctors’ appointments sooner than needed
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Clip from the Question Time 2005 election leaders’ special in which voters complain to Tony Blair about being given doctors’ appointments sooner than needed

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2,841,079 views • 2 years ago

Flashback to 2018 when MPs were asked who would be Prime Minister in ten years’ time
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Flashback to 2018 when MPs were asked who would be Prime Minister in ten years’ time

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561,018 views • 6 months ago

Peter Kyle: “If Jimmy Savile were alive today he’d be perpetrating his crimes online, and Nigel Farage is saying he’s on their side”
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Peter Kyle: “If Jimmy Savile were alive today he’d be perpetrating his crimes online, and Nigel Farage is saying he’s on their side”

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681,915 views • 10 months ago

In January 1986, following a series of controversies, the BBC ran a campaign of licence fee adverts starring John Cleese. “Is 16p a day really too much to ask?” was the pay off at the end. Spitting Image parodied it the next week on ITV:
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In January 1986, following a series of controversies, the BBC ran a campaign of licence fee adverts starring John Cleese. “Is 16p a day really too much to ask?” was the pay off at the end. Spitting Image parodied it the next week on ITV:

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361,487 views • 7 months ago

Tony Blair shows how to deal with a PMQ on an obscure matter, from 2005:
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Tony Blair shows how to deal with a PMQ on an obscure matter, from 2005:

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640,367 views • 1 year ago

Kemi Badenoch goes after Labour hecklers. "More!" cry the Tory benches:
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Kemi Badenoch goes after Labour hecklers. "More!" cry the Tory benches:

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181,654 views • 6 months ago

Yesterday’s announcement was chaotic but doesn’t compare to a drunken Bob Muldoon dissolving parliament 40 years ago after a few too many at dinner. Jack Blackburn 🇺🇦 in today’s Times recalls “Clearly sozzled and laughing uproariously” Muldoon announced the news live on air 1/2
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Yesterday’s announcement was chaotic but doesn’t compare to a drunken Bob Muldoon dissolving parliament 40 years ago after a few too many at dinner. Jack Blackburn 🇺🇦 in today’s Times recalls “Clearly sozzled and laughing uproariously” Muldoon announced the news live on air 1/2

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437,635 views • 2 years ago

Amid debate around political props, here’s Dennis Skinner throwing a miner’s suit at Michael Heseltine in the debate on pit closures in 1992
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Amid debate around political props, here’s Dennis Skinner throwing a miner’s suit at Michael Heseltine in the debate on pit closures in 1992

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150,218 views • 8 months ago

Clip from the The Spectator archives starring a young Robert Jenrick evaluating a piece of political porcelain for Harry Cole
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Clip from the The Spectator archives starring a young Robert Jenrick evaluating a piece of political porcelain for Harry Cole

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88,259 views • 4 months ago

NFU President Tom Bradshaw on the verge of tears describing the impact of tax changes on family farms: "People in ill health or who don't believe they will live for seven years may well decide they shouldn't be here in April 2026"
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NFU President Tom Bradshaw on the verge of tears describing the impact of tax changes on family farms: "People in ill health or who don't believe they will live for seven years may well decide they shouldn't be here in April 2026"

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151,056 views • 1 year ago

“You closed any more hospital?” “Not in your patch - but good to see you on neutral ground” John Prescott and Ken Clarke discuss jazz at Ronnie Scott’s via Angus Colwell
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“You closed any more hospital?” “Not in your patch - but good to see you on neutral ground” John Prescott and Ken Clarke discuss jazz at Ronnie Scott’s via Angus Colwell

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151,429 views • 1 year ago

Charles Kennedy with the story of John Prescott’s Billy Bass fish
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Charles Kennedy with the story of John Prescott’s Billy Bass fish

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145,976 views • 1 year ago

Jon Culshaw prank calls Tony Blair by impersonating William Hague, 1998:
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Jon Culshaw prank calls Tony Blair by impersonating William Hague, 1998:

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127,694 views • 1 year ago

How British car ads used to be made. One for the political obsessives:
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How British car ads used to be made. One for the political obsessives:

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109,449 views • 1 year ago

Labour MP Brain Leishman says the Labour Together smear campaign is some "dark shit"
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Labour MP Brain Leishman says the Labour Together smear campaign is some "dark shit"

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27,895 views • 3 months ago

Michael Foot on what makes a great parliamentary debater, 1992:
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Michael Foot on what makes a great parliamentary debater, 1992:

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49,400 views • 7 months ago

Tory benches chant "U-turn!" at the Prime Minister:
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Tory benches chant "U-turn!" at the Prime Minister:

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26,022 views • 4 months ago