{"id":386167,"date":"2018-11-23T00:55:10","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T23:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/mps-mock-suicide-in-house-of-commons-sparks-inevitable-twitter-outrage-rt-uk-news\/"},"modified":"2018-11-23T00:55:10","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T23:55:10","slug":"mps-mock-suicide-in-house-of-commons-sparks-inevitable-twitter-outrage-rt-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/mps-mock-suicide-in-house-of-commons-sparks-inevitable-twitter-outrage-rt-uk-news\/","title":{"rendered":"MP\u2019s \u2018mock suicide\u2019 in House of Commons sparks inevitable Twitter outrage \u2014 RT UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2018.11\/thumbnail\/5bf687fcfc7e9327628b45af.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        It all got a bit much for Labour MP Clive Lewis who decided to simulate shooting himself in the head during a House of Commons debate on the finance bill.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The MP for Norwich South, and shadow treasury minister, was filmed shaking his head and laughing while his colleague Anneliese Dodds was interrupted by a Tory MP.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis then molds his fingers into the shape of a gun, inserts them into his mouth before pretending to shoot himself in the head. The MP even shakes his body, to account for recoil.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nryBTEC0a-4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The joke received a mixed reaction on social media, with some attacking the MP for &#8216;disrespect&#8217; and conducting &#8216;behavior ill-befitting of an MP.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-cards=\"hidden\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mocking suicide from the man who recently called on a woman at Labour Party conference to &#8220;get on your knees bitch.&#8221; <br \/>Clive Lewis is incredibly immature and not suited to being an MP at all. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gv5XzsNJjO\">pic.twitter.com\/gv5XzsNJjO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peter Thompson (@P_G_Thompson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/P_G_Thompson\/status\/1064944249114902528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">6,213 people died of suicide in the UK last year. It\u2019s no laughing matter &amp; this behaviour is ill-befitting of any MP, never mind a frontbencher. Clive Lewis should be ashamed of himself. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AFX1GQ4vkH\">https:\/\/t.co\/AFX1GQ4vkH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Church (@pauljchurch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pauljchurch\/status\/1064936964628062208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>While others, including\u00a0the founder of the &#8216;MenandBoysCoalition&#8217;,\u00a0defended Lewis, stating\u00a0he just has a childish sense of humor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Come on: Clive Lewis was a bit of a twonk here, but this is clearly not &#8220;mocking suicide&#8221; &#8211; and I say that as a campaigner on this issue. Let&#8217;s all stop being so silly and offended about everything &#x1f64f; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h9UoERcISi\">https:\/\/t.co\/h9UoERcISi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Martin Daubney (@MartinDaubney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MartinDaubney\/status\/1064969851314286593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yes, once again, someone is caught doing something very silly and immature &#8211; but it was a joke. If conservatives mock the left for getting easily offended, then conservatives shouldn&#8217;t pretend to be offended when it&#8217;s the other way round. Get over it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/clivelewis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#clivelewis<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hThnPiJ1sG\">https:\/\/t.co\/hThnPiJ1sG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Richard Thomas (@RickyThomasblog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RickyThomasblog\/status\/1064982770651471872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The MP\u2019s particular\u00a0brand of jokes has landed him in trouble in the past. He apologized after he was filmed saying to a man: <em>\u201cGet on your knees, bitch,\u201d<\/em> at a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Like this story? Share it with a friend!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/subscribe\/\" id=\"subscribe-focus\">Subscribe<\/a> to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won\u2019t tell you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/444628-suicide-mp-parliament-labur\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It all got a bit much for Labour MP Clive Lewis who decided to simulate shooting himself in the head during a House of Commons debate on the finance bill. 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