The ceremony around the Queen's speech is laced with tradition – one of them is the Labour MP Dennis Skinner heckling Black Rod as she tells the Speaker of the House of Commons that the Queen has commanded MPs to attend her in the House of Lords. This year's offering was short and barely picked up by TV microphones, but Skinner appeared to respond to the Queen's invitation with: 'I'll not be going'
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