The UK’s Speaker of the House is dragged to his new seat

The speaker of the House of Commons is dragged to his seat - a tradition in the UK Parliament - as MPs convene for the first time since the general election t.co/0nLbnhRqZ7
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[@doorkeeper4872]

AND THE SICKNESS IS FULL! 😢

[@user-wr4yl7tx3w]

Always about identity politics. What happened to human beings first? Is that no longer an identity?

[@Chris.groucott]

Bloody brilliant 👏 👌 uk

[@rainkloud]

This is such a bizarre spectacle when viewed from the outside. What is the backstory behind him being dragged?

[@jalonglover4488]

@@rainkloud Canada does the same as well.

[@jonnusofjon]

Traditionally, it was the job of speaker of the house to tell the current King or Queen decisions and opinions made by parliament which had the potential to make them extremely angry. As you can imagine a lot of people didn't actually want the job of giving the monarch bad news and had to be 'physically persuaded' to take the seat after being elected. The centuries old tradition of being dragged to the seat carries on to this day even though it's mainly for appearances and ceremony more than anything else.

[@chenghonggoh4746]

The reluctant speaker of the house. 😂

[@Chris.groucott]

Got to love tradition ❤️ 🇬🇧 💪