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Politics 'We'd vote for a Tory pony, and probably see more of it' - Tories speak in Geoffrey Cox's seat. MPs are only allowed to speak to one person in the House of Commons: the Speaker. Nobody else is ever directly addressed. In reality, MPs do chat and whisper to each other on the back-benches, though this isn't part of the debate.
In that case, the film makers received special permission that had never before been granted. MPs who who accuse each other of lying are usually asked to withdraw the remarks by the Speaker, or face a suspension. This may be related to the conventions of Cabinet government. Under cabinet collective responsibility, ministers must publicly support every decision the government makes or face the sack.
In reality, nobody really supports every decision every government makes and thus hypocrisy is practically built into the system.
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