Anti-monarchy Labour MP has to retake oath after omitting part of it as protest
Anti-monarchy Labour MP has to retake oath after omitting part of it as protest
Clive Lewis would have been at risk of a byelection if he did not pledge allegiance to ‘heirs and successors’ of the king
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So he omitted it as a protest and has ended up having to say it anyway.
Not sure what this has achieved really.
Awareness. I just learned the republicans got a guy in.
Clive Lewis has been openly a republican for years.
I'm not saying that he wasn't I'm just saying that now more people are aware of republicanism growing in a country that seemed to love their monarchy just a few years ago.
Most of the respect for the monarchy came from admiration of the Queen.
So it may have dipped slightly, but the monarchy isn't going anywhere.
You were trying to avoid hitting this tree and have ended hitting it anyway.
Not sure what this has achieved really.