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Integrity, oaths and affirming allegiance
At the start of each parliament, MPs swear allegiance to the Queen and her heirs Quaker MPs don't swear When Joseph Pease was elected in 1832, a parliamentary committee considered his case and allowed him to affirm (He didn't remove his hat either) Life was harder for atheists In 1880 Charles Bradlaugh was elected by the voters of Northampton For years he couldn't take his seat because he was barred from swearing an oath or affirming The unrepresented voters of Northampton persisted in voting for him In 1886 Bradlaugh was finally allowed to swear an oath to a god in whom he didn't believe In 1888 he succeeded in changing the law
Kathleen Bell & Malcolm Elliott
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