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Lee Anderson has explained why the House of Commons chamber is nearly always empty.<\/p>\n
The Tory deputy chairman, 56, took to social media after becoming frustrated by some of the accusations put to working MPs.<\/p>\n
He explained that people have accused politicians of being “lazy” after seeing the Commons chamber largely unoccupied for most of the day.<\/p>\n
In an early morning post, he said he wanted to “show people where I work” and released a short clip capturing his walk to Parliament.<\/p>\n
He also took the time to criticise people’s “tedious” questioning about his job.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> Farage warns EU army footage is future of the British military under Labour plan<\/strong><\/p>\n Mr Anderson posted a video on X, formerly known as Twitter, while walking to the Houses of Parliament this morning.<\/p>\n He walked down the South Bank as he told followers he often gets questions about working in the grand building and let people in on the inner workings of Parliamentary life in a 50-second clip.<\/p>\n Pointing his phone camera at the building, he said: “When people say to me: ‘the chamber’s empty, nobody’s there, lazy bone, idle MPs’, well that’s because you don’t have to be in the chamber or speaking in the debate, voting or asking a question.<\/p>\n “Most of the actual debates and votes happen in those rooms over there.”<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> The MP added: “So that’s a bit of myth-busting. It’s a bit tedious sometimes when people keep saying ‘there’s nobody there’.<\/p>\n “Well they’re in those rooms there, there are 1,000 rooms in that estate over there.<\/p>\n “So normally MPs are in one of those rooms scrutinising legislation and getting stuff done.”<\/p>\n While most business takes place outside the House of Commons, the chamber sits every weekday.<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Parliamentary business is conducted in the Commons chamber on Mondays from 2.30pm to 10.30pm, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11.20am to 7.30pm, Thursdays from 9.30am to 5.30pm and Fridays between 8.30am and 3pm.<\/p>\n Commons business is also split into terms, much like in UK schools, followed by recess where there is no activity in the chamber.<\/p>\n The next Commons recess is on December 19, when the lower house “rises” for Christmas, giving MPs time to focus on their constituents until they return on January 8, 2024.<\/p>\n
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