“Tell the House of Lords to go to hell.”

— Dennis Skinner

During the 2004 fox hunting debate in the House of Commons http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/vo040915/debtext/40915-07.htm Parliament.co.uk (2004) <br class="br">2000s

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