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Watch: SNP MP calls Tories ‘absolute scumbags’ in Commons outburst

An SNP MP was heard calling two Tory counterparts “absolute scumbags” in a House of Commons outburst.

Gavin Newlands’s fiery blowup was picked up on Commons microphones as Alison Thewliss read out her intervention during the Illegal Migrant Bill debate last night.

Taking to Twitter, Newlands said he had raised concerns on the far right’s involvement in his constituency of Renfrewshire, which has caused security concerns for his staff.

During his intervention, Tom Hunt and Scott Benton were seen laughing, the MP said, accusations which have been backed up by Peter Grant.

It resulted in this fiery outburst:

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Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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