The most revolting parliament in history

May 29, 2012

Believe it or not, our current parliament is the most rebellious yet. A combination of Twitter, rolling news and coalition angst means the modern backbencher is far more likely to defy the whip"We're bracing ourselves for a major rebellion tomorrow on the firearms bill. There could be 50 or more who defy the whip – so many that there's nowt we can do, except accept it, pretend it hasn't happened and move on. Since we'll secure the business... full story

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