"Hands off the BBC" shouts Dennis Skinner MP - BBC News

Dennis Skinner received cheers from some Opposition MPs as he shouted "Hands off the BBC" in the Commons. The Beast Of Bolsover's annual quip at Black Rod is almost as much part of the
pomp and circumstance as the Queen's procession to Parliament, although he opted to stay silent last year in a break from State Opening tradition.
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[@munib1000]

Dodgy Dave was still his best line

[@biplopqusquddin2278]

50% of Tories aren't crooks is my fave 😂

[@TheRealGlooper]

@@biplopqusquddin2278 there's no proof he said that, hell there's proof it was faked, he still has made some great lines though.

[@cristianotv4673]

O

[@MikeMcD2112]

What, "Davey"?

[@ParDiss-e4i]

Lol 😂

[@mdwz]

The only reason I watch the state opening is for this lmao

[@afewcardsshort5291]

Jeremy Corbyn just looking at Skinner waiting for him to say something.

[@user-tu8ti6sr1r]

loool they're both legends

[@jeremymerrifield7244]

love them both

[@E7_thn]

Glorious_Britannia Thanks for justifying your claim.

[@Ben-ht2cv]

trying to start arguments with people in the youtube comments section is stupid

[@andrewp5881]

+Glorious_Britannia Oh look, another nationalist stuck in the 19th century.

[@georgemacpherson1992]

Thank god for Dennis Skinner. What a legend he is.

[@SB-gw7cc]

George Macpherson And dodgy Dave.

[@gusa8006]

🚫Abolish the MONARCHY 🚫

[@cristianotv4673]

P

[@cristianotv4673]

I

[@alfiesharp5181]

@@gusa8006 saddo

[@papadoc711]

his quip has became as much as a tradion as the Blackrod.

[@johnrider5701]

I miss Dennis skinner he was the only honest MP in parliament .

[@kngrc]

I bet he wasn't re-elected because of an unfunny joke

[@kassiogomes8498]

@@kngrc what joke?

[@kngrc]

@@kassiogomes8498last time, instead of the traditional joke at the throne speech, he just said "I'll not be going"

[@kassiogomes8498]

@@kngrc oh. I didn't know that.

[@munastronaut8147]

@@kngrc he couldnt campaign in the 2019 general election i believe

[@DeanMoxley87]

0:30 watch everyone's head turn to Dennis LOL

[@Steven-bn8lv]

0:17 Are they ever gonna fix that dent?

[@stephenkane7202]

Nope that a part of history now

[@fineboi3175]

At this point the House of Commons is a noisy class in a school and John bercow is the teacher, also Dennis skinner is the class clown that always gets kicked out of class

[@dennisgjoka10]

The people of Bolsover threw him under the bus just like that. They should be ashamed!

[@Rozmic]

Good. Fuck him and fuck the thieving BBC.

[@allen372]

Don't be so arrogant and condescending. It's why the people rejected Labour. Labour no longer is for the working class and the result of that is Dennis Skinner losing his seat. He only has himself and Jeremy Corbyn to blame, it's not the voters fault

[@СаваСтанковић-с7к]

Yes, those damn pesky people and and their votes.

[@wishfix]

The ppl rejected labour, Dennis just happened to represent labour.

[@Greavesy]

Rejection of corbyn, mass immigration, brexit flip flopping and socialism if anything.

[@gutzz1519]

A man of culture I see

[@WhatLegendsAreMadeOf]

Top Geazer

[@karwan9271]

He’s the best 😂😂😂 I love Skinner

[@daffy9601]

"Hands off the BBC" Those who dont know: 😄 Those who know: 😏

[@johnsantos4621]

Haha that's great,gotta love the British Parliament!

[@Matt-oq8dm]

"Dodgy dave" is still legendary.

[@tuber420]

This can't be real, British Parliament looks like an episode of the Office

[@RojoFern]

You know, one of these days when Skinner heckles the Blackrod is going to tear off a mask revealing Superintendent Chalmers and he's going to shout with all his might "SKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINEEEERRRRRR!"

[@equinox3327]

God damn I wish American politics were like this, actual gold this is

[@bobmiah]

i drink water in order to survive idk abt u tho

[@LetsGoGetThem]

Dennis never swore fealty to the crown, always a Republican (anti-monarchy) and made quips like this every time

[@ashrafsubhan8891]

Skinner is a Legend…

[@leelasalway5183]

Love him he's so funny

[@markoldgeezer167]

What does "Hands off the BBC" mean in this context? Someone please explain this to me.

[@mdwz]

+Old Geezer The government are making changes to the BBC that's why

[@lgcr4451]

Tory sleazeballs want to try and privatise it so morons like the populist patriot can pay outrageous fees to Rupert Murdoch.

[@hcb3150]

+ Mark OldGeezer - basically in the uk we have the BBC which is state owned and is trys to be unbiased. The Torys (our right wing party) wanted to privitze it which would mean selling it to there little friends who would then proceed to twist the news to be right wing (like every other news feed)

[@E7_thn]

Patriotic Populist Saying as BBC is a moderate channel and is worth the TV licence you crook.

[@hamishlam8385]

it means bring back Jeremy Clarkson

[@najeebladha4358]

That's what she said😂

[@rehanchowdhury368]

god I miss Dennis Skinner! It's just not the same without him

[@engopys5574]

89 and still going 💪

[@abdulrasheed17]

Excellent speach proud UK parliament on mps absolutely A collection thanks to you

[@keithwilkins1437]

Don"t agree with him ,but he was the most honest politician in politics ,

[@bluwolf098]

Can it just be tradition that someone heckles the black rod

[@rr.potolsky]

0:14 What did that door do to deserve that much torture.

[@alfiejmulcahy]

It was slammed in Black Rod's face.

[@AzguardMike]

it stopped the first King Charles from killing Oliver Cromwell and four other MP's, while other MP's barricaded the door. It was he and his goons, i mean "kingsmen" who dented the door. Once in, he said "Mr Speaker, i must make foul of your chair" and sat on it. Over the years, whenever the Queen (now King) summons the MP's, or goes to close Parliament, they re-enact the event. And the dent is ever present and ever growing.

[@mucknmart]

Axe the tv tax NOW

[@dandybean]

Legend.

[@mildlydispleased3221]

Brings a whole new meaning to "Black Rod"

[@bigirthy]

Dennis Skinner was one of the GOAT 👍🏽

[@shanebrennan144]

The lines of coke off Boy George was his best line!

[@SB-gw7cc]

0:31

[@deanj.w.ferris123]

Hands off the children, BBC!

[@petermartinaitis8166]

Unfortunately he got it wrong on this one.

[@ibbybibby]

0:34 Sheeeeeeshhhhhhhhh

[@TikTokTrends-dc5sb]

"Hands off the BBC"

[@L_U-K_E]

Big up Dennis

[@reelngame4801]

When he said 'this honourable house' i thought he said 'Dishonourable house'

[@johnwalters4792]

Does he like the license fee or what

[@MRJJJarhead]

I look at the dent on the door and I wonder, when will blackrod punch a hole on that door?

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

Or how many times blackrods' face get slammed the door and actually get hurt.

[@MattSuguisAsFondAsEverrr]

in time mate

[@alexbronynerfman]

When the commons talk! They talk to The BBC ! Celebrate centennial years! #BBC100

[@yetidodger6650]

And look how relevant that comment is today. Happy Birthday Dennis. 🎂

[@shockedpikachu5180]

Who's Piers and why does the Queen want everyone to attend his house?

[@davehoward22]

Lost his seat

[@kevinstefanov2841]

I'm so sad.

[@user-gk5ni2yh4u]

I love how they all turn in unison to Dennis

[@NewRepublic4137]

Lord Dennis 'Master of Trolling' LOL -from RoK

[@fisalmoon]

He will be missed

[@GregorSamsa000]

"The House of Commons middle school" is a very entertaining show to watch

[@TomMayhew]

Jesus, this is very relevant in the build-up to this election. It's depressing seeing how much the Tories have got into the BBC nowadays.

[@Rozmic]

Hopefully they'll cut funding to the parasite. Force it do go subscription only, then we'll see how valuable it really is.

[@jorisleeks298]

What a lad

[@ashrafsubhan8891]

Great Skinner.

[@Biketunerfy]

Now people can’t stand the BBC 😂

[@crabenchanter4890]

I read that title wrong.

[@saintricardo8746]

Goddamn Dennis the Madlad

[@tesla7403]

This is the same guy who called David Cameron "Dodgy Dave" , right?

[@anilji1299]

Do you know niah nordoff hall.

[@GhostSquad666]

King dennis

[@danielserrano591]

treasury bench ,goverment bond,goverment officer

[@ahmedzunayed7528]

why did he say that

[@ashcarrier6606]

Someday, the Crown will send Black Rod...and he'll be a Cyberdyne Systems Model 101, Series 800. And then we'll see about slammed doors and whatnot...

[@FreakishlyTrue]

Why is Skinner allowed to blurt out random stuff?

[@anon1534]

💀 let the man live

[@proxority]

Oh I thought the title meant something else..

[@anilji1299]

What can you do of the shrews and red chilly

[@insightculture]

I thought this guy was a one off the dude called Dave dodgy Dave. Bruh this guy

[@ticloo3936]

BIG BLACK

[@cyefi2]

I don't get it.. what does it mean?

[@MarkHarrison733]

Skinner was wrong about everything except Brexit.

[@matimus100]

Sorry we are closed

[@roanoke8095]

Based.

[@AlbertAlbertB.]

Commons.

[@SirSharpec]

Hands off children, BBC.

[@ayubaalim2201]

Dennis Skinner

[@qasimmir7117]

Guy still thinks the BBC is what it used to be. It went down the pan years ago, not to mention that the TV License is morally wrong. They should go subscription and see how valuable it really is. Don’t pay your TV License, your TV will work perfectly fine without one.👏🏼

[@ronaldschuurman3967]

He looks like bricktop

[@qasimmir7117]

In the quiet words of the Virgin Mary, come again?

[@thelaurels13]

He's the only interesting thing about the state opening, the rest is just shite!!

[@souvikrc4499]

Anyone here after BoJo threatened to slash the BBC?

[@rikybologna3579]

0:07 The Queen *"sets out the Government's programme of legislation for the upcoming year"* : this is not correct, because she read a document produced by the House of Commons itself only, albeit the most of whom hear her by their homes do not know this, still remaining certain that she has power to sets something for UK Parliament in concrete way: her "speech" is only a folkloristic action definetly. I understand and respect the traditions both sure, but people deserve to be informed correctly by media at least. Thus, the Queen has not a concrete power to sets nothing in a Parliamentary Monarchy as UK one it is, where is for the MPs do that sure.

[@alalalala57]

Not having concrete power and constitutionally having power are two different things. The text simply tells it how it is constitutionally.

[@silencemeviolateme6076]

No head of state writes their own speech.

[@chbarandica]

Could anyone explain this expression for a non English speaker?

[@andrewmacdonald5884]

Christian Barandica I guess he’s saying to leave the BBC alone. However, I don’t know for sure. I’m a native English speaker, but I’m American, a Brit would probably know better than me as this is a British thing.

[@femboysjl9395]

The house of peers/lords were trying to privatise the BBC, by cutting it's state funding. Since the black rod is a Lord, Dennis Skinner was telling him, as a Lord, to leave the BBC the way it is.

[@colinpierpoint5380]

@@femboysjl9395 the BBC is not state funded. It is funded by the licence payers.

[@femboysjl9395]

It's a government tax, mandated by law which his hypothecated to the BBC; A sneaky way to make a state-funded media outlet.

[@colinpierpoint5380]

@@femboysjl9395 No. You don't have to pay if you don't watch a television set with moving pictures.

[@vibraphonics]

What happens when, eventually, the Beast departs his seat??

[@tegarachsendo9730]

Well that happened

[@tejasbhagat4444]

Well I thought the govt owned broadcasters are right wing than any other. British people are weird. Their state owned is left wing.

[@bt3743]

its not.

[@eneapane5831]

You have no right to tell a girl wanting to have fun what to do with a black man

[@AdSd100]

Wait why have they jacked up that perfectly made wooden door?!

[@alfiejmulcahy]

It's from many decades of knocking in the same place. It's traditional for Black Rob bang on the door after having the it slammed in his/her face by the MPs.

[@pilkpog7952]

why’d he say that tho? it was very funny however

[@Moishe555]

"bbc." "Blackrod." I've seen that porno.

[@old.not.too.grumpy.]

He sadly lost his his seat when Brexiteers voted for the Conservatives in the 2019 election Irony being he was a supporter of Brexit and voted to leave

[@JasonBarrettePiano]

What a madlad

[@reji8143]

Hands off. Foot on.

[@countrymusicbydode9280]

Old fuds shout random things out in carehomes too.. PASTRY

[@redline700]

This is why we have to keep our stupid rituals and traditions. It's hilarious.

[@james2001801]

haha dennis skinner

[@ANIWELSH-ml3wi]

no one can comment on Dennis skinner Hisnrefusal to take back dodgy

[@ANIWELSH-ml3wi]

CANTS your all CaNTss

[@ANIWELSH-ml3wi]

Blame.karin

[@ANIWELSH-ml3wi]

Is Dennis OK?

[@TRXLLGE]

Uh oh.

[@fraser_mr2009]

just use your hand

[@cristianotv4673]

O

[@jessejordan2095]

That the best if the best

[@jolantad7971]

Thing bout operative conditioning is you need a 'hands on' attitude time to time.