Is politics becoming more trivial?
Andy Parsons on the comedy and trivia of Westminster politics in the week of Labour's pink, or magenta, bus.
The comedian spoke to Andrew Neil and the This Week panel on how MPs behave at PMQs in the House of Commons, and the media coverage of politics.
Diane Abbott blamed rolling news and online coverage for the trivialisation of coverage, while Michael Portillo was keen to point out the Speaker has no gavel, before they spoke about a likely reaction of Margaret Thatcher to today鈥檚 humour in politics.
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