“Royal Mail for sale, Queen's head privatised.”

—  Dennis Skinner

Watch Dennis Skinner heckle cause laughter among MPs at State Opening of Parliament http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/watch-dennis-skinner-heckle-cause-1877167 Daily Mirror, 8 May 2013 <br class="br">2010s

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