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Ben Riley-Smith
Ben Riley-Smith
Ben Riley-Smith
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@benrileysmith

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@benrileysmith

Political Correspondent, Daily Telegraph ben.riley-smith@telegraph.co.uk

Westminster, UK
Joined February 2011
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Ben Riley-Smith Verified account ‏@benrileysmith May 20

Nice touch -- all the SNP MPs stayed on Commons benches to watch colleagues sworn in. Don't get that with main parties.

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    1. SB Conservatives ‏@BlueBorders1 May 20

      @benrileysmith @IanDuncanMEP perhaps because it takes rather longer to swear in 331 MPs than 56.

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    2. JustSayAye ‏@justsayaye May 20

      @BlueBorders1 @benrileysmith @IanDuncanMEP Or perhaps because being only concerned about yourself is a rather Tory trait.

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    4. Ian Duncan MEP ‏@IanDuncanMEP May 20 Lower Rhine, Alsace

      @justsayaye @BlueBorders1 @benrileysmith As the person who tweeted it to your attention, I'm not sure your assertion stands.

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    5. JustSayAye ‏@justsayaye May 20

      @IanDuncanMEP @BlueBorders1 @benrileysmith You tweeted a rather obvious but really irrelevant fact. Does that mean u are thinking of others?

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    6. Ian Duncan MEP ‏@IanDuncanMEP May 20

      @justsayaye @BlueBorders1 I tweeted an interesting observation from @benrileysmith without comment. The rest is on your hands.

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    7. JustSayAye ‏@justsayaye May 20

      @IanDuncanMEP @BlueBorders1 @benrileysmith Or depending on interpretation obvious unnecessary and by implication derogatory. Suiting purpose

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    1. Janey B ‏@janebur86581670 May 20

      @benrileysmith maybe they'll do some work soon?

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    3. JustSayAye ‏@justsayaye May 20

      @janebur86581670 @benrileysmith All before being sworn in. Pretty full work load for 1st week in job wouldn't you say?

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  1. Will Clem ‏@uilleam_beag May 20

    @benrileysmith @holyroodmandy Aye, nice touch. Just one thing: SNP is a main party - on a Westminster level, now Scotland's ONLY main party.

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  2. Jane O'brien #1305 ‏@Jane0brien May 20

    @benrileysmith like they have anything else to do? #Pariahs #ZeroInfluence #WanderingMPs

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  3. tracey purnell ‏@trangpang May 21

    @benrileysmith @carnic193 Team Scotland. All in it for the common good of the people of Scotland. Real representation by people who care.

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  4. Jackie Coleman ‏@msparsley May 20

    @benrileysmith SNP acting as a team for good of their country. Others just working out who to tread on next to get higher. I'm English, btw.

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  5. InfamyInforme ‏@Infamyinforme May 20

    @benrileysmith Carswell did

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  6. TartanTrews8 ‏@TartanTrews8 May 20 Edinburgh, Scotland

    @benrileysmith @jbwhitesnake All in this together... Has to be the way.

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  7. WomanontheBoard ‏@WomanOnTheBoard May 20

    @benrileysmith then again SNP are one of the main parties. You mean The Olde Worlde parties? @Sneekyboy

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  8. Sue Lyons ‏@Squidge142 May 20

    @benrileysmith @jamieszymko they clapped too :)

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  9. Effel ‏@flcro May 20

    @benrileysmith @wolfdove1016 teamwork, community spirit.

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  10. John McKay ‏@johnmcinroe May 21 Luggiebank, Scotland

    @benrileysmith @NooseCorpSE Err, Ben, we are now a 'main party', in fact almost the only party in Scotland. #Team56

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  11. Rob Chilton ‏@StMarysRob May 20

    @benrileysmith there is a few less of them, in fairness

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  12. Anne Cowling ‏@Spa_town May 20

    @benrileysmith Frankly the LibDems must have fairly hustled if any of them managed to clear the chamber before they were all done.

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