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Lady Nugee turns the air blue in the Queen’s Speech debate

Labour’s high command are not showing themselves to be the most statesman-like of figures today. After Jeremy Corbyn was caught on camera ignoring David Cameron’s attempts at conversation, his shadow Defence Secretary struggled to control herself in today’s Queen’s Speech debate.

Emily Thornberry took offence after Cameron described her as a ‘shadow defence secretary who doesn’t believe in defence’. She protested to his comments by mouthing ‘bollocks’ from the Labour frontbench:

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Mr S suspects that next time she has a point to make in the Commons, Lady Nugee ought to take a more dignified approach when it comes to airing her grievances.

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