Keir Starmer told to ‘immediately’ oust MP from Labour Party after making ‘disgraceful’ anti-monarchy protest
Keir Starmer has been urged to “withdraw the whip” from one in every of his newly elected MPs after they took the member’s oath “under protest”.
Clive Lewis, who was re-elected to the Norwich South seat with 21,484 votes and a hefty majority of 13,239, took his oath of workplace on Wednesday however sparked fury from marketing campaign teams with an impromptu addition to the parliamentary vow.
As Lewis stood earlier than the despatch field, the 52-year-old made a verbal objection to swearing allegiance to King Charles.
He mentioned: “I take this oath under protest and in the hope that one day my fellow citizens will democratically decide to live in a republic.”
“Until that time, I do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, according to law.”
Keir Starmer told to ‘instantly’ oust Clive Lewis from Labour Party after making ‘disgraceful’ anti-monarchy protest
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Posting later in regards to the course of, Lewis tweeted: “To be sworn in as an MP, you may have to make an oath to the King.
“This is what I made a decision to say, in protest.”
His phrases on the despatch field sparked fury from pro-monarchy teams with one calling for Kier Starmer to “immediately” boot Lewis from the Labour Party.
The Royalists marketing campaign group wrote on X: “Clive’s actions at present undermine our constitutional traditions.
“Labour ought to withdraw the whip instantly.
“This man mustn’t signify the get together of Government.”
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Lewis was not the one MP to have a problem with the affirmation, as Jeremy Corbyn was caught saying, “This is such a load of nonsense” forward of his swearing-in.
Social media customers had been additionally pissed off by Lewis’s protest, one person wrote: “The absolute state of Clive Lewis.
“Turning an oath into an attention-seeking show. If you may’t be respectful to age-old traditions, do not be an MP.”
However, others disagreed. Veteran journalist David Osland wrote on X: “Clive Lewis took the parliamentary oath to the king beneath protest and Jeremy Corbyn rightly described it as ‘nonsense’.
“Republican MPs ought to no extra have to pledge allegiance to the monarchy than Muslim or atheist MPs ought to have to swear on the Bible.”
The observe, which is made by holding the sacred textual content of their uplifted hand and saying the phrases of the oath, is a authorized requirement with MPs banned from talking in debates, voting or receiving their wage till they achieve this.
According to the Parliamentary web site, any MP or Member of the House of Lords who objects to swearing an oath “can make a solemn affirmation, which omits the religious references, instead”.
Although the non secular facet of the oath could also be omitted the web site doesn’t clarify the principles about refusing to swear loyalty to the Royal Family.
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Lewis has been a vocal critic of the Royal Family and has beforehand made clear his views in regards to the monarchy.
He wrote on X again in May: “Our monarchy is not a social glue.
“It’s a gilded veneer, that makes grotesque disparities of wealth and energy appear regular.
“160. That’s what number of legal guidelines the Royal Family have exempted themselves from.
“Since Parliament refuses to rein within the Monarch, inform King Charles: rule out Royal exemptions.”
He then inspired his followers to signal and share an anti-royal petition.
GB News has approached the Labour Party for remark.
