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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ben Hatton

MP with cerebral palsy has been mocked and accused of being drunk, Commons hears

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An MP with cerebral palsy has said he regularly receives messages accusing him of being drunk when he speaks in Parliament.

Paul Maynard, a Conservative MP and former minister, said that “every time” he speaks in the Commons he receives such messages, despite not being able to drink alcohol because it risks triggering his epilepsy.

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