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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Dave Burke

Call for referendum on abolishing monarchy every 10 YEARS as MP brands oath 'ridiculous'

Referendums on scrapping the monarchy should be held every 10 years, the "naughtiest" debate of the Labour Conference heard tonight - while an MP said saying an oath to the King is "ridiculous".

Party members in favour of replacing the Sovereign with an elected head of state said the subject must no longer be a "taboo" - amid questions over whether Charles III will interfere in politics.

But speakers conceded there is a long way to go to persuade the public to ditch the royal family .

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