Party conference season is over and now it’s back to school. Ahead of Prime Minister’s Questions today, all eyes were on the former SNP MP Lisa Cameron today as she defected to the Tories. The onetime Nat officially crossed the floor at midday to a hero’s welcome from the Conservative benches. The cheers were so loud in fact, that one MP was forced to shut up and sit down halfway through his question.
Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons, was far from impressed. He fumed at the Tories:
Can I just say to the members, the member was in the middle of asking a question. I think it’s disrespectful to your own side. You should think about what you’re doing. Can I just say, people should wait. Just because you want to cheer somebody coming in, do it at the right time. Totally inappropriate!
Oh dear. Not really the best start for Ms Cameron.
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