One MP was so incensed by Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to postpone a vote on her Brexit deal that he attempted to take the parliamentary mace from the House of Commons.
But don't worry. He didn't get very far. And he likely won't lose his head over it.
This particular ceremonial mace dates back to the reign of King Charles II (1660–1685), who restored the monarchy after the English civil war led by Oliver Cromwell, and represents the authority of the king or queen.
Theoretically, the houses of Parliament cannot meet or pass laws without the mace being present.
So when Opposition Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle strode across the floor of the House and lifted the mace from its resting spot in front of the Speaker on Monday, it caused an uproar.
"No, no. Put it back. Order," Speaker John Bercow said as MPs stood in their seats and yelled as the mace was carried away.
Mr Russell-Moyle was rather orderly — walking, not running, away with the mace — but other MPs stood in the way and wrested it from him, before an officer of the Parliament returned it to its rightful spot.
For his efforts he was booted from the House for the day, later tweeting: "Thankfully they haven't locked me in the Tower of London."
Brexit vote delay leads MP to attempt to steal mace from UK Hous..
That's it, am gettin me mallet Mace!
He should be careful with that. It's a load bearing mace.
Cool, we have one in Virginia, too
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OP, you should mention the video is in the link
Its hilarious af also
If you can't be bothered to click it's your own fault if you miss a video.
The new Bloodborne looks incredible.
The adults are in charge
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The First Weapon has been claimed, prompting the commencement of the traditional Parliamentary Battle Royale.
In all seriousness MPs who have had their seats for more than 20 years should have to go into a battle royale.
you're just talking about old men and women beating each other up with canes.
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Isn't it a bit weird to have a symbol of the monarchy hanging around still?
America still thinks it's "independent" lmao
Don't tell them
It represents the power that the monarchy has in the country. The monarchy still rules, but parliament tell them what to do and they have to do so.
The mace represents that link.
It must be fun being Speaker. Getting to yell people's names all day long, saying "Orda. Orda." all the time.
They're talking about the one in Virginia.
Maybe. It's also a symbol of our own history since the Va. House of Delegates (prev. House of Burgesses) is the oldest running democratic institution in the western hemisphere. The house was founded in 1619, and the first mace was gifted to us in 1700 by the royal governor. We continued to use it for a bit after the revolution as a symbol of authority, not royalty.
However, as you say, people became aware of the inconsistency of the royal symbolism in a republic's legislature. The issue they took, however, was not with a mace as a symbol, but that particular mace, which was gifted by the crown. We sold it in 1794 and forgot about it for over 150 years. The current one was purchased in 1974 and was made in England. I assume the decision was made out of respect for Virginia's history and not as a symbol of power or royalty
Didn't you know we brits only every think of blighty You Donkey!
(My bad, getting excited about sharing some useless knowledge)
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