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Formality makes Nigel Farage, Member of Parliament a reality after he won his Clacton seat in last week’s General Election.
While the five, like all members of this new Parliament, won their elections at the General Election last week by convention they are not full MPs until they have sworn an oath to the crown, the conceptualisation of political authority in the British system. The King, in turn, swore to “not to be served but to serve” the British people at his coronation, completing the cycle of modern constitutional monarchy.
While the swearing-in remains an important part of the process of becoming a Member of Parliament, in practice it has lost almost all of its formality. Members can choose to swear on any holy book or none, and either take an oath or declare a ‘solemn affirmation’ for those with no religious conviction.
Another, Social Democratic and Labour Party leader Colum Eastwood said: “I read out this empty formula in order to represent my constituents but it’s under protest… My true allegiance is to the people of Derry and to the people of Ireland”.
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