In April, the Green Party’s Hannah Spencer attracted controversy when she suggested MPs shouldn’t be drunk at work. To be clear, said ‘controversy’ came from MPs and journalists; the public mostly all agreed with her. These MPs haven’t wised up to that fact, however, which is why they’re still carrying on like this:
MP’s groaning and jeering as Hannah Spencer points out her constituents have to pay the full price for a pint whereas MP’s get their alcohol subsidised #PMQs pic.twitter.com/Hc9PAN7Hyj
— Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) May 20, 2026
Let the MPs jeer
In the clip above, Spencer says:
In Gorton and Denton, we have to pay full price for a pint, but here, for some reason, it is cheaper. Some MPs drink before voting, and that really shocked me when I came to Parliament, because this is our workplace.
The choir began jeering at this point and continued throughout her question. Spencer continued:
Does the Prime Minister agree with his own MPs who have defended their right to drink cheap alcohol at work, or does he agree with me that MPs should not be drinking on the job, given that we vote on huge things like the climate crisis, disabled people’s rights, housing and child poverty?
We’ve reported on such MPs before, including this specimen:
Four years ago he got drunk, sexually harassed a woman and was racially abusive to a journalist. And got away with it. Coyle should have maybe kept out of this one. https://t.co/mE7nBXomLi
— Dr Iain Darcy
(@doctoriaindarcy) April 28, 2026
Starmer responded to Spencer by not responding to Spencer:
First, can I welcome the hon. Lady to her place, because I think this is her first question in PMQs? There will be different views on whether people should be able to enjoy a drink here or not, but I think we can agree that the majority of people in this country want an economy that works for them, public services that are there when they need them, and every child going as far as their talent or ability will take them.
The only way to deliver that is through a Labour Government, as we are doing. The Greens think that their leader walks on water. It turns out that he just lives on water and does not pay his council tax!
Starmer’s career, meanwhile, is drowning in a shallow puddle.
The people have spoken
Regardless of what our soon-to-be-ex PM thinks, the public agrees with Spencer:
With Green MP Hannah Spencer criticising fellow MPs for drinking alcohol ahead of evening votes in Parliament, the British public likewise disapprove – 76% brand this unacceptable, including 52% “completely unacceptable”
Link in replies pic.twitter.com/Dd09whJnzB
— YouGov (@YouGov) April 27, 2026
Maybe if Labour had spent more time listening to the public and less time sinking pints, we wouldn’t be in the twilight of the Starmer government.
Featured image via Parliament
By Willem Moore
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