Just anti-monarchist MPs protesting the oath to King as they're sworn in

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[shoddy]

Cant trust anyone unless they sware on their nans life

[paulgauci]

Now I understand why Sinn Fein do not take up their seats in the House of Commons.

[potterlover]

Absolute insanity in 2024 to still have the government swear it's allegiance to one specific family and not to the actual country it's supposed to serve

[hypatia]

They did this in Spain in 2016 when Podemos, a left wing anti-monarchist party was voted in. Rightwingers almost had a heart attack

[jn]

My alegiance is to the Republic, to democracy!!!

[jamesthejoker]

Even as a Unionist I like Colum Eastwood (one who mentioned Derry), he gets stick from nationalists for doing this but I’d say it’s commendable he bites his tongue and says these words in the interests of representing his constituents. Could a Unionist do that in the Dáil if the roles were reversed? I don’t think so.

[zaxLU]

We should start tracking the number of anti-monarchy MPs. This number will grow in the next 15 years

[rufioh]

I think you should have to swear allegiance to your constituency, or the country, but the king bit should be optional.

[marijo]

Did Clive Lewis miss out the bit about [King Charles'] "heirs and successors" and get away with it? Good for him. It must be particularly galling to have to take an oath swearing "true allegiance" to a disgraceful human being like Prince Andrew.

[dyoung]

As a Northern Irish Catholic, when we had to make our Brownie Guide Promise "to love God and serve the Queen", we convinced our seven-year old selves that crossing your fingers on pronouncement of the unwanted words, whether it was God or the Queen or both, would cancel them immediately. Seemed to work out fine for us!

[dottester]

Ridiculous, swearing to a WEF King controller.

[jod]

Allegiance to Charles and his heirs, so prince andrew then? Yuck!🤮

[neilgodwin]

In court, you can affirm rather than say "I swear by Almighty...", which even some Christians might object to, since The Gospel of Matthew seems to forbid.
It's time, in the 21st century that MPs were similarly given the opportunity to take a different oath. One seaering loyalty to the people and promising to serve the constituency

[petyrkowalski]

I am English and bear no allegience to an out-dated feudal monarchy who live a life of priviledge at our expense.

[KillaKermit]

Swearing allegiance to a king in 2024 is bizarre

[Shocking]

More power to them ! Absolutely ridiculous having to do this !!!

[mikeorgan]

"I do solemnly sincerely and truly declare and affirm..." I am sorry but everyone of those you note here declared they were not about to be true to the oath, then go on and lie to say the oath. At no point does anyone including the speaker or usher stop them to note the oath is not taken faithfully but rather its a false statement.
This is ridiculous and it has to stop.
The idea that our MPs have to swear an oath that is effectively not just empty but turns many of those entering the chamber liars. After that how can they be held to any high standard.
Its high time this oath was dropped, replaced by an oath to the chamber and the people of the UK and other citizens.
I wonder how many people realise that this oath requires the swearer to bear allegiance to PRINCE ANDREW?
Yes the man that settled a sexual assault case is part of the 'heirs and successors' as is his ridiculous children.
I wont see the end of the monarchy in my lifetime but at least I could ask for this stupid oath to be removed which will allow all elected representatives to take their place in the chamber, at the moment Sinn Féin refuse to swear and so are excluded even though they almost all have massive majorities. As mad as this sound, this silly oath makes Sinn Féin more honourable than many of those sitting on those benches.

[NicholasPuzar]

Aside from the one labor MP everyone else seem to be Irish.

[Nikki-oznd]

Clive Lewis. Been out door knocking with him when we had a true and real Labour party.

[raellawrence]

How can they legally "solemnly, sincerely and truly declare" something under duress?