Hannah Spencer, Green MP for Gorton and DentonA Green MP was shouted down in the Commons as she revived her calls for an alcohol ban in parliament.
Hannah Spencer, elected in the Gorton and Denton by-election in February, raised the hot topic issue when making her first ever intervention in prime minister’s questions (PMQs) on Wednesday.
“In Gorton and Denton we have to pay full price for our pints, but here, for some reason, it’s cheaper,” she said.
“Some MPs drink before voting and that really shocked me when I came to parliament, because it is our workplace.
“Does the prime minister agree with his own MPs who have defended their right to drink cheap alcohol at work, or...
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