MP arrested after alleged HOC bar 'assault'
23-02-2012, 08:48
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MP arrested after alleged HOC bar 'assault'
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A man, understood to be Falkirk's Labour MP Eric Joyce, has been arrested on suspicion of assault after a disturbance at Parliament. Police say they detained a man in his 50s after receiving reports of an incident at a House of Commons bar at about 22:50 GMT.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17136209
If this incident was in any way drink related I wonder if they powers that be will decide that increasing the price our MP's pay for alcohol is the answer....
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23-02-2012, 08:57
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Re: MP arrested after alleged HOC bar 'assault'
A bit more detail from the Times
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Witnesses said that Mr Joyce, 51, MP for Falkirk, headbutted and punched the Conservative MP Stuart Andrew, MP for Pudsey, and assaulted several other Tory MPs and a Labour MP, according to the political website PoliticsHome .
The website said that a witness claimed that Mr Joyce “just started lashing out at people” in the Stranger’s Bar, which is reserved for MPs and their guests.
An eye-witness told PoliticsHome that Mr Joyce pushed a Tory MP and then started punching some of the other Conservative members sitting at the back of the bar. Drinks were also thrown over other bar patrons.
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23-02-2012, 09:00
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Re: MP arrested after alleged HOC bar 'assault'
Sounds like a saturday night brawl at the Dog and Duck shameful behaviour if they cannot be trusted the price in the commons bars should go up.! 
I have been in the strangers bar on a commons visit when i went it was well cheap.! 
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23-02-2012, 09:01
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Re: MP arrested after alleged HOC bar 'assault'
It beggars belief how many people voted this idiot in as the MP for Falkirk.  
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23-02-2012, 09:05
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Re: MP arrested after alleged HOC bar 'assault'
The big irony is the TAX payer pays towards this bar for them to drink at.
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23-02-2012, 10:43
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Re: MP arrested after alleged HOC bar 'assault'
How many institutions/organisations have a bar on the premises? 
Perhaps Cameron should get the House in order and alcohol consumption down among MPs before wagging a finger at the Friday/Saturday binge drinkers and the sale of cheap booze to the ordinary members of the public? 
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23-02-2012, 10:51
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Re: MP arrested after alleged HOC bar 'assault'
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How many institutions/organisations have a bar on the premises?
Perhaps Cameron should get the House in order and alcohol consumption down among MPs before wagging a finger at the Friday/Saturday binge drinkers and the sale of cheap booze to the ordinary members of the public? |
Spot on
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23-02-2012, 11:17
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Re: MP arrested after alleged HOC bar 'assault'
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How many institutions/organisations have a bar on the premises?
Perhaps Cameron should get the House in order and alcohol consumption down among MPs before wagging a finger at the Friday/Saturday binge drinkers and the sale of cheap booze to the ordinary members of the public? |
The propoganda machine is in full swing against alcohol already.
And a national budget looms on the horizon
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23-02-2012, 14:32
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Re: MP arrested after alleged HOC bar 'assault'
A minimum price per unit of alcohol in the HoC bar would be a good start
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23-02-2012, 14:39
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Re: MP arrested after alleged HOC bar 'assault'
Idiotic half cut MP's brawling in their exclusive watering hole........
Don't'ya just love it, certainly made my afternoon.
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23-02-2012, 14:41
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Re: MP arrested after alleged HOC bar 'assault'
So let me get this straight, we have the situation where a ****ed up MP could go and vote on something important because he has been in the bar at his place of work all day.
why o why do i bother voting for these shysters
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23-02-2012, 15:24
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Re: MP arrested after alleged HOC bar 'assault'
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A minimum price per unit of alcohol in the HoC bar would be a good start
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Which they would just claim back on expenses
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23-02-2012, 15:34
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Re: MP arrested after alleged HOC bar 'assault'
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So let me get this straight, we have the situation where a ****ed up MP could go and vote on something important because he has been in the bar at his place of work all day.
why o why do i bother voting for these shysters
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I asked myself the self same question years and years ago.
I ain't been near a polling station since.
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23-02-2012, 17:01
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Re: MP arrested after alleged HOC bar 'assault'
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I asked myself the self same question years and years ago.
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To be honest i dont intend voting ever again.
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23-02-2012, 17:45
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Re: MP arrested after alleged HOC bar 'assault'
A bit more detail from the Times
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Witnesses said that Mr Joyce, 51, MP for Falkirk, headbutted and punched the Conservative MP Stuart Andrew, MP for Pudsey, and assaulted several other Tory MPs and a Labour MP, according to the political website PoliticsHome .
The website said that a witness claimed that Mr Joyce “just started lashing out at people” in the Stranger’s Bar, which is reserved for MPs and their guests.
An eye-witness told PoliticsHome that Mr Joyce pushed a Tory MP and then started punching some of the other Conservative members sitting at the back of the bar. Drinks were also thrown over other bar patrons.
wow that sounds like some night out mp's get some great perks
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