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First Posted: 23/02/2012 11:05 Updated: 23/02/2012 15:20

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It seems Punch and Judy politics is alive and well in Westminster. Labour suspended Falkirk MP Eric Joyce from the party on Thursday morning after he was accused of head-butting a Tory MP and attacking several others.

Wednesday night's fight in a parliament bar perhaps indicates the designers of the Commons were right to make sure the government and opposition benches were at least two sword distances apart.

While regrettable, British politicians are a tame bunch compared to their international colleagues - at least they have never come to blows on the chamber itself for some time.

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It seems Punch and Judy politics is alive and well in Westminster. Labour suspended Falkirk MP Eric Joyce from the party on Thursday morning after he was accused of head-butting a Tory MP and attackin...
It seems Punch and Judy politics is alive and well in Westminster. Labour suspended Falkirk MP Eric Joyce from the party on Thursday morning after he was accused of head-butting a Tory MP and attackin...
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trailerguy
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03:57 PM on 02/25/2012
you British are a civilized lot. It would be like if are congressmen did thisWhich would be unthinkalbe in states.
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Prof Pravda
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09:30 PM on 02/23/2012
Don King / Frank Warren should get involved!
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janno000
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04:57 PM on 02/23/2012
not quite sure why they need to have bars there anyway, I wonder if the taxpayer subsidises that too?
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Keep calm and carry on
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04:32 PM on 02/23/2012
They can go straight to the Olympics!!
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