“Touché, Mr Speaker!” (It’s pronounced ‘Touchy’)

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“Touché, Mr Speaker!” (It’s pronounced ‘Touchy’)

By Stephen Tall | Wed 20th May 2009 - 6:57 pm

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If you haven’t seen it, here’s the moment the outgoing Speaker Michael Martin forgot to call Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg – the man who last Sunday called for him to quit – for his traditional supplementary question at today’s Prime Minister’s Questions:

You can watch the full PMQs’ exhange at the BBC site HERE – and catch up with LDV’s Alix Mortimer’s live(ish)-blog HERE.

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3 Comments

Paul Walter 20th May '09 - 8:49pm

Very funny. It reminds me of Mrs Thatcher’s “I’m enjoying this” during her post-resignation speech to the House of Commons.
Frank H Little 20th May '09 - 9:58pm

I thought the best part was when the PM appeared to admit that Royal Mail lost 5 million letters.
Icarus 21st May '09 - 5:54am

I would pronounce it toochay -as Nick did

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