10-12-2018 23:33 via uk.news.yahoo.com

MP causes uproar in parliament by grabbing mace in Brexit protest

Monday’s Commons debate on Theresa May’s decision to call off her Brexit vote ended in high drama as a Labour MP seized the ceremonial mace in protest.As the government formally declared it would not continue with the debate on the withdrawal agreement, Lloyd Russell-Moyle marched forward to grab the mace in protest and held it up in the centre of the chamber to widespread outrage from the Tory benches.The Brighton Kemptown MP appeared unsure of his next step and handed the mace back
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