American Reacts to MPs Behaving Badly (Part 3)
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- As an American the UK House of Commons is truly an extraordinary thing for me to behold. The manner in which the MPs conduct themselves is a combination of the most authentic, candid, funny, and yet jarring display I have ever had the pleasure to watch. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!
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It's "like a kindergarten teacher" because most of them do tend to act like the over-privileged toddlers that they are.
And there's nothing they need more than a good dressing down from nanny. Well, Mr Bercow is a man... but Ms Boothroyd was a woman indeed. Video technology during her tenure (1992-2000) was still less developed so there's less recording of her these compilations can use.
Calm down.
The point at 18:39 was an important one procedurally. One of the main functions of the speaker, since that nasty business in the mid 1600s, is to stand up to the executive and ensure that the commons is in control. A very senior minister ducking out of giving the commons a statement on a major policy announcement is not merely bad manners but undermines parliament’s ability to hold the government to account.
There's been a Speaker in Parliament since 1377. The gentleman you like is John Bercow who retired from his position in 2019
Betty Boothroyd was one of the best speakers.
One of the few Speakers not kicked upstairs to the Lords upon retiring as an MP. The scandal that surrounded him probably.
@@tonys1636which scandal?
@@wendyfield7708Wasn't her the one who said "Shut up, I want to know how this ends" when some people jeering an MP because he was talking about sexual scandals?
The Brexit bias@@carlosmpsenyorcapitacollon6977
I think the house being so small sort of puts the mp right into the emotion of the house and encourages them to speak from the heart instead of the robotic state of the union and other debates in America
Madam Speaker Betty Boothroyd would never have said that. Always a gentlewoman.
Indeed. Far more professional than Bercow and Hoyle.
@@coldwhite4240 I always think Hoyle perpetually sounds like he's about to burst into tears. An old woman of a man. Bring back Bercow.
@@RenaissanceEarCandy I wouldn't go that far!
Bercow was a bully, liked the sound of his own voice too much (with that exaggerated "orrrrder!") and could be anti-democratic and too interfering at times, for example when he tried to influence the sequence of voting on Brexit.
But Hoyle is terrible - has no authority in his voice, seems to have no command of the House, and appears to panic when the chamber gets unruly (as it often does these days!)
Boothroyd was far better than either man.
You nailed it. Kindergarten is exactly right, but what a hoot to watch 😂. Parliamentary privilege allows saying anything within reason, of course. No danger of being sued either. Some people are asked to withdraw their comments, some do and some don't. Dennis Skinner MP is a legend 😂
Prime Minister’s questions is funny to watch.
also the one about Minister being in radio show was very valid. theres rules and expectations that Ministers have to come to the chamber for debates relevant to their policy area. The debate was very important and the minister decided to do numerous TV shows, promoting themselves instead of working. He actually showed disrespect to the "house" so the speaker had to dress him down. The speakers whole point is to ensure the "house's voice" is heard
There's a thing called "Parliamentary Priviledge". An MP can make quite serious accusations or comments and not be, I guess, held accountable in a court of law for example. If however the accusations/ comments are proven to be unfounded then they must apologise unreservedly.
You mentioned how small the chamber is. Well, from "front bench to front bench" the distance is two sword lengths!!
I wonder if that had anything to do with the possibility of MP's duelling each other with swords.
@@carlosmpsenyorcapitacollon6977there's actually rules about that, you aren't allowed to cross the red lines on the floor so no opposing mps are close enough to strike at each other with weapons.
As well as armour (and i believe weapons) being banned within the houses of Parliament.
Kindergarten teacher! Exactly. You couldn't have said it better.
🤣🤣 loving your reactions. Berrow really did overstep the mark on a regular basis. But he was extremely entertaining.
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I loved John Bercow as Speaker. He's frighteningly bright, he's witty and unafraid of making fools of people. Boris Johnson disliked him obviously.
Something which often surprises people is seeing MPs shaking hands, slapping each other on the back and buying drinks in the bar after ripping chunks off each other in the chamber. A lot of the hilarity comes from knowing, liking (sometimes disliking of course), members from both sides of the house. My dad was a MP, his best friend was a member across the house and no one would have known it. After he retired, the best day of his life was when he was able to watch live parliamentary debates on tv. I often heard him cat calling and heckling from the depths of his study
Which parties they were part of? 👀
The speaker is arguably the most powerful person in the House of Commons, he literally has the power to make the Prime Minister shut up and even kick him out of the chamber
All the debates that go on in The House of Commons, us Brits can watch it on Tv. The BBC has a channel that is just for Parliament.
You might be typical but you're definitely not average. You're GORGEOUS ❤❤❤❤
You're quite right about John Bercow being one of the best Speakers of recent times, but then you've not heard Betty Boothroyd, who presided over the Commons for much of the 1990s. I've never found the clip online, but just after they started having televised debates, a news bulletin caught her shouting, "I don't give a - I don't care what the Honourable Gentleman thinks...!" She had several famous run-ins with Revd. Ian Paisley MP when he was leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.
Those were the days , bring 'em back, I say.
Bercow is a massive egotist.
I loved listening to Betty Boothroyd! What a pity there are no examples of her as Speaker.
@@janettesinclair6279 Oh they do exist on TH-cam - just search for her by name!
That John Bercow was one of the best Speakers is a contraversial view. He was loathed by a goodly number of members, not least because of a perceived lack of neutrality on certain issues and is now banned from Parliament, allegations of bullying having been proven against him and the first speaker in recent times not to have been offered a life peerage.
Love your videos Tyler, especially your parliamentary ones. As the one MP mentioned, the nation does watch, plus you are allowed into a public gallery above the chamber to watch them live.
Keep the videos coming, hopefully you will get to do some actually from the UK one day in person. 🏴🇬🇧🇺🇸
John Bercow (pronounced burko) was renowned for being the least impartial and most meddling Speaker of the HC in modern times. Funny though. His fierce wife was even funnier! 🤗🇬🇧
A pretty normal day at Westminster.
I only discovered today that John Bercow really really likes tennis.
A shining light of democracy, people voted for by the people.
Debates in the House of Commons are confrontational in nature, what the videos do not show is the palpable tensions in the chamber during contentious debates, The use of humour and sarcasm by the speaker is a way to ease the tensions, whilst enforcing the rules of the house. Was lucky to sit in the Strangers Gallery during some of the Brexit debates, it is impossible to describe the atmosphere in the chamber, at certain times the tension from the floor was almost tangible.
Cameron turned the house of commons into a school playground and it's just gone further down hill.
Always been that way read some Hansard's from the 19th C or earlier. One had to be wealthy and somewhat corrupt to get voted to the House as an MP in the 1700's and before. Buying votes and worse.
I'm with you. I love these videos. I also wish our government acted like this. Peace
John Bercow, a very short man was found to be a bully behind the scenes. The Northern man, the latest Speaker always tells people to go out and get a cup of tea instead of shouting over everyone.
He advised many times "to take a soothing medication"
After all of this you should see them at Belamies afterwards... the best of friends. Tyler a great one lets have more of them
Chris Bryant there is an odd one! Chair of the standards committee, he has the nickname of captain underpants for a pic he took in a full length mirror (easily googled and safe lol) He speaks a lot of twaddle and feels he is the most important man in the room lol
The country watches on TV and sees them shouting and abusing each other like opposing sports team fans. What isn't seen is when the cameras go off they all go into the bar and drink and laugh together.
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It's not always like this. Most it is mundane .
Great supine, protoplasmic, invertebrate jellies
If you haven't already seen any Yes, Minister or Yes, Prime Minister, give them a look, it's about the goings on in government offices; it starts with Yes, Minister and continues with another series after he becomes Prime Minister, it's very funny and a look behind the scenes of what goes on, sort of a sitcom.
You are a genius Tyler to understand what goes on in the House. Hope you have vids of PMQ’s every Wednesday which are far more robust and would love to hear your comments. You have a gift in your analysis.
Very entertaining!
Great reaction Tyler ;-)
I do like your brother's channel but for all it's worth you are most definitely the winner 🏆
I love this so much 😂😂😂
Excellent video. Keep them coming. Surely it’s time for you to visit us.
You must remember that this is the House of Commons. If it were the House of Lords, I think you would notice quite a difference.
It should be said that these compilations are usually taken from particularly full chambers. Most days the house is quite sparsely populated, maybe a few dozen MPs, so it’s better behaved. It’s only when you get quite full days that this sort of stuff becomes more common.
The debating style of the Houses of Parliament comes straight from the debating societies of our top universities. Rhetoric was at one time taught there as a subject in itself. A public ( ie top private) school and Oxbridge background was until quite recently considered a huge advantage in becoming an MP. It does engender confidence in debate. 🙂🇬🇧
A few years ago, one MP Denis Skinner once said that an MP was being economical with the truth, calling someone a liar means you get suspended from the house .
The speaker asked him to withdraw his statement.
He apologies and then says
One half of this house is honest, perhaps the honourable member would consider joining that half of the chamber.
The Speaker accepted his comments with a rueful smile.
I watch every week
The speaker asking to talk to the house before talking to the media is not his opinion, but something that MPs should be abiding to.
Boris' government was called out several times during the pandemic for announcing lockdowns and other measures to the press before doing in Parliament. They eventually stopped doing that as it shows a complete lack of respect for the house and what it represents.
It’s funny to laugh at you laughing at us 👌🤣🤷👌😘
If you watch some videos of our football chants you'll see our politics is very similar shows something of the British character
The seated guy laughing at 7.30 became Speaker himself in 2000, Michael Martin was his name.
John Bercow is the best Speaker ever he had to deal with the house during the Brexit Debates over months and months.
Brilliant man, sorry to know he now has retired from being Speaker.
That cracked me up at the end: “the clarke wants me to insert something” 😂
Clerk...?
British politics is, by purpose, confrontational. When a vote is taken, MPs will balance the debates they have been listening to, decide which proponent won the argument and vote on the lucidity of the words chosen and used and has the strength of character, humour and leadership to see it through.
Your "Wrap it up, man." Perfect English accent 👌.
There is a house of Commons in Ottawa
The interjection of jokes from the likes of John Bercow, the speaker you find you like the most, is actually quite neccessary.
Not many people who aren't MPs ever step foot in the Chamber whilst a huge debate is happening, but I have. The tension in there is insane, at any second it feels like everythings going to break out in to a giant fight.
The front benches are 2 swordlengths apart to prevent murder. Even though that's an old requirement, it still feels very necessary to this day, and I'd imagine if swords were still in fashion, they'd be swinging in the House of Commons.
So the regular injections of long speeches and comedy was just to ease that tension.
so the rules of speaking is that if you want to interrupt someone you stand up and the person who is speaking can choose to "give way" to you, otherwise they'll usually verbally say that they're not giving way. A great example of this is when the leader of the house is speaking, they'll usually have a 5 minute speech but they'll spend an hour accepting interventions from the rest of the house so they can publicly bring points to them.
No one is supposed to make statements while seated because its seen as a way to hide what your saying. Members are totally allowed to talk to eachother while seated but they can't address the house while seated.
Another thing is at prime ministers questions when members stand to indicate that they have a question and the speaker will pick who gets to speak next (except the opposition leader who gets 3 questions)
Have you ever seen a clip, of the Taiwan parliament? It is a full body sport!
Fun fact.
The first ever words said in the House of Commons was
“Order, order”
The houses of commons and similar chambers in such countries as Canada, India, Kenya, and even on occasion in Australia have similar examples to these. This is because government ministers, cabinet members, have to answer questions weekly. Also, long scripted speeches are not allowed, just notes. Btw, I noticed that during your SOTU speech by Biden, some GOP members shouted " liar". Despite its seemingly unruly nature, in Parliament, this would have lead to the heckler being suspended from Congress for at least 24 hrs.
They're not all speakers. Some are deputies. Dame Eleanor Laing is one of the most famous
As far as the nation watching goes, some members of the public (and press) have been able to view most Commons debates from the Visitors' Gallery (formerly Strangers' Gallery) since around 1621, although a temporary gallery was built in the 1560s that lasted until around 1600.
These days most proceedings (in both chambers, Westminster Hall, etc.) are broadcast live on the Parliament Live TV website, which also has a growing video archive (only goes back to December 2007 at present, but cameras have been in Parliament for decades). The Parliamentary Recording Unit has a price list & order form for archive footage, as well as licences (with rather strict rules) for broadcasting - as an example of broadcaster schedules, both BBC Parliament and C-SPAN air PMQs live.
The House of Lords first went live in 1985, although it was trialled for 3 days in 1968. The first debate on broadcasting the Commons was held in 1972, although given a 1964 Select Committee recommended a trial in live broadcasts be conducted it shouldn't be that surprising that the Commons didn't vote in favour of starting such a trial until 1988, with a six month trial starting in November 1989 and the Commons deciding in July 1990 to permanently allow broadcasting proceedings live.
I believe the first time I watched something broadcast live from Congress on UK TV was the roll call for Clinton's impeachment. That was about a year after I set foot in Westminster Palace for (to date) the only time - I had my lunchbreak in a House of Commons restaurant one day as I did work experience at a couple of House of Commons departments (although the offices were very close, and Big Ben was very loud, the offices weren't part of the Parliamentary Estate). Some may say Guy Fawkes was "the only man ever to enter Parliament with honest intentions", but I can honestly say the only time I have ever entered Parliament was with the sole intention of eating something other than a sandwich for lunch.
“The country is watching us”, these debates are televised and streamed on TH-cam. Basically these folks are employees of the British public, we pay them and they choose where best to spend the public purse.
It's sobering to remember that those people are supposed to be running a country. They lose all respect because of misbehaviour seen in some of those incidents. People have voted for them, and entrusted them with responsibilities which they appear to be treating with disdain, or even irresponsibly.
It's only the Speaker who can shout, 'Order!'. He/she is the Chair.
Always brill
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I love your videos! You have 5 more also from The Sun to react to ;) I've learned a lot over the last few years about the House of Commons.
The sounds at minute 3 are the speaker shouting "Order!". At minute 7:15, no MP should interrupt "from a sedentary position" who is speaking. Instead they should ask whoever is speaking to "give way."
At minute 7:40, the MP who speaks off microphones is reproaching the other MP for the trips abroad that he makes paid for with public funds. (The hypocritical thing is that that MP became speaker before John Bercow and resigned due to a scandal over excessive expenses during his speakership)
At minute 9:25 it's not that they were distracted, but that a motion on income tax was being voted on, and traditionally that legislation is unpopular for anyone who votes in favor of it. At minute 16:30 the speaker is reproaching a minister for his decision to ignore a summons from the House to instead attend radio and television programs, despite the fact that by convention, any announcement to the general public must be made FIRST before the House of the Commons. The opposite constitutes a great lack of respect for the House.
19:43 yes, that was a s*x joke
Australian House of Representatives that MPs have been kicked out
John Bercow: Former Speaker banned from parliament for life after bullying inquiry finds him guilty.You should check this out.
Perter day
He Bercow Should NEVER Been Allowed In To The House Of Commons,!!!! In The First Place,!, A Tory Quieter, And Now A Disgusting Pathetic Miserable Labour Collaborator , A Quisling ,!!!!!,.
Don't believe it they are just as self centred ,opinionated and conniving as your politicians!!
18:30 - Basically if he had time to go do the sunday news programs, then he had time to be in parliament engaging with the body. Basically he's chastising him for not being in parliament like a professional.
The House of Commons was built for roughly 450 MPs to be in chamber. We have around 600 MPs these days. the two Red lines on the floor. They are there for a reason.. They are two and a half SWORD lengths apart. An MP is not supposed to cross them. So no swordfights.
That cheering you hear from them is actually them agreeing to a notion and what they’re saying is is “hear, hear” which is based off off an old English pub game where you cannot talk to the person you’re arguing with directly but through the speaker for example you can’t say:
“Do you agree”
You have to say:
“Mr speaker does the right honourable gentlemen agree”
Weird i know
0:25 a dysfunctional mess? It's OK, we know.
Hes from Chorley. She sounds like a mother to her children
It’s mostly like that because of our British sense of humour 😊
He's known for being fair good old berk
I feel like it's time for you to up your game and react to a full sitting of Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs)
It's usually the most chaotic 30 minutes in parliament when the prime minister is required to be present and answer any question asked of him by any MP
in term of the debate where the lady said the "country is watching" was during the very dramatic brexit debates, that split both main parties and no-one could resolve it.
The lady that said the comment was actually from the Conservative party (governing) but defected from the Party over brexit. Even the speaker is a conservative but everyone knows he secretly hated brexit, and even before the brexit debates, his own party hated him and tried to remove him.
BBC Parliament can be very entertaining at times not when focused on the House of Lords though. PM's questions often very amusing.
Bercow is pronounced Ber co the W is silent just as Moscow is pronounced here.
That Speaker is John Bercow.
16:45 No-no, you miss the context. He's telling members of the Government present that their colleague, who's actually missing from The Commons, should have announced some government measure in Parliament instead of leaking it to the media first. The Speaker's just wrapping it into a linguistically colourful lecture so that everybody isn't bored stiff by legal gobbledygook.
It was a brexit debate that Anna soubry was referring to and we did watch a lot of those
Is on TV live every day
The speaker is chosen by all the MPs, then then supposedly remain neutral, and there constuency seat is never challenged by main parties at General Elections.
Plus, the speaker is symbolically dragged from his parties benches, to the speakers chair. In centuries past, being the person to tell the Monarch, no was not too healthy, at times.
@@Yandarval yep, forgot about that bit... dragged by a member of the two biggest parties.
Do more lol 😂🤣
Banter and sarcasm - it’s our thing, other nations just don’t get it. With this lot managing our lives it’s a wonder we wake up every day 😁
Yeah's and Boo's show it for what it is a Panto...
He's behind you 😆 🤣
British parliament is basically the 2023 American speaker vote but all the time
The Speaker of the House of Commons is chosen by all parties.
They are forced into the chair
The Speaker is a Member of parliament from one of the parties
After John Bercow Betty Boothroyd is another Speaker to look at ❤❤
The present government conservative is on the left of the house, The opposition Labour is on the right of the house
Spineless Tories ganged up on bercow because he didn’t allow their games
Berk-oh
Kindergarten is exactly what it’s like. Listen to prime ministers question time, it’s even worse lol
The speaker u said was fanous used to be my MP & although he was famous is was absolutely useless to me as he couldn't vote on anything, if I went to him with an issue to raise within parliament parliament he couldn't because he was speaker.
Basically in the UK the constituency of whoever is speaker is basically unrepresented as the speaker cannot vote on anythint expect in a tie & cannot raise anythign in parliament, its stupid.
Thankfully am no longer a part of his constituency as they borders between them have been redrawn & theres a different speaker.
The Speaker can have an MP removed - by force, if necessary - if they go against protocol.
at 16:40 ish, when you are talking about giving his own opinion. Its the speakers job to make sure the government tell the house about new information and policies before telling people on TV and radio shows. The public can access footage of the house live and free of charge, whereas certain shows are behind paywalls. The government should be telling the house of the plans before the media.
Order. Order. By saying aye Who agrees on raising taxes. aye aye aye aye aye aye aye...
The speaker has to correct them. The chanceller said they should vote for this deal but there wasn't a vote. So he was corrected.
If they stop shouting at each other they'd have to get some work done!
😂😂😮These are all cherry picked moments over time, but funny when put together.
I think it'd be quite funny if the speaker was from Lewisham or a nearby London borough
Do enjoy our House of Commons debates, keeping order is like "hearding cats." No profanities allowed so insults have to be imaginative and articulate. It's always been like this, Hansard ( minutes of debates) has some good ones going back eons. Your Houses of Government are tame, in comparison. They have made the mistake of inviting Alec Salmond MP and George Galloway MP to answer questions. Both ripped them apart and were hilarious. You should watch George Galloway giving evidence to the Senate, it's so funny, like watching them being hit across the face with a wet fish. Can't see them extending an invitation any time soon. Yes we do watch, can be hilarious, personally an avid follower of Priminister's Question time.
Thanks for the G. Galloway tip -- It was interesting to watch.
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