sheislaurence, 🧵 1/2: No #UKNews outlet is able to explain what happened in #Westminster today over the #ceasefire vote. Let me explain: #Parliament used to be a place for representatives of the people to debate & vote legislation that benefit citizens & represent their aspirations. Yes #lobbyists have always existed but overall, #MPs believed in their mission & in the importance of parliamentary rule. Today however, parliament is only a farcical theatre to boost #electioneering while obfuscating real policy