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Highland MP speaks out after being suspended from House of Commons for grabbing the mace as Scottish Tory MSP suggests behaviour was potentially dangerous By Scott Maclennan
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Updated: 12:36, 17 December 2020
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MP Drew Hendry making off with the Mace in the Houses of Parliament.
Highland MP Drew has vowed to always stand up for my constituents after being suspended from the House of Commons for grabbing the mace in protest at the UK Internal Market Bill.
The mace sits on the dispatch box and is the traditional symbol of the monarchâs authority and without it laws cannot be passed nor can the House of Commons meet.
WATCH: Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey SNP MP Drew Hendry suspended from House of Commons By Andrew Dixon
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Updated: 08:27, 17 December 2020
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SNP MP Drew Hendry was suspended from the House of Commons after he protested against the UK Internal Market Bill.
The Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey representative was branded childish by other politicians after refusing to sit down and then picking up and walking toward the chamber door with the parliamentary mace.
Some people have branded the actions during the Brexit bill sitting as a publicity stunt.
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Highland MP speaks out after being suspended from the House of Commons for grabbing the Mace as Scottish Tory MSP suggests the behaviour was potentially dangerous By Scott Maclennan
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Updated: 16:14, 17 December 2020
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Highland MP Drew has vowed to always stand up for my constituents after being suspended from the House of Commons for grabbing the mace in protest at the UK Internal Market Bill.
The mace sits on the dispatch box and is the traditional symbol of the monarchâs authority and without it laws cannot be passed nor can the House of Commons meet.
Jacob Rees-Mogg has described the actions of an MP who picked up the parliamentary mace in a Brexit protest as “silly” and “childish”.
The SNP’s Drew Hendry, the party’s business spokesman, was suspended from the Commons on Wednesday after protesting against the UK Internal Market Bill.
As proceedings on the Bill came to a conclusion, Mr Hendry shouted “this is an outrage” and refused to resume his seat, before picking up the parliamentary mace and attempting to walk out.
The mace is the symbol of royal authority and without it neither House can meet or pass laws.
On Thursday, the House of Commons confirmed that the MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey would be suspended for five sitting days as a result of his actions.
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