Inauspicious start for Shannon
The new MP for Strangford, Jim Shannon, intends to embellish his maiden Commons' speech with a smattering of 'Ulster Scots'.
But for those of you whose teeth are put on edge by such a cringe-making prospect, there is hope. Perhaps the DUP man will not even make it to Westminster.
But for those of you whose teeth are put on edge by such a cringe-making prospect, there is hope. Perhaps the DUP man will not even make it to Westminster.
After all, Shannon managed to miss his very first day in the chamber, prioritising instead his MLA duties at Stormont. Mike Nesbitt, who is 'sic' of the new MP's use of the vernacular, highlights the baffling ramble about the price of second hand cars which detained Shannon in Belfast.
The News Letter attributes Shannon's non-attendance to a 'mix-up'. As they say in the Ulster Scots, oh dear!
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