Father of the House
Britishnoun
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“There are still thousands of people being exploited,” says Sir Peter Bottomley, former Father of the House of Commons and a campaigner against the leasehold system.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2024
Among the Tories banished on Tuesday night was Ken Clarke, a seventy-nine-year-old former Chancellor and Home Secretary, who is known as the Father of the House, because he is the country’s longest-serving M.P.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 6, 2019
Sir Peter was "Father of the House" when he stood down as MP for Louth and Horncastle in 2015.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2018
Callaghan became Father of the House in 1983, before standing down from his Cardiff South and Penarth seat at the 1987 general election.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2016
Father of the House of Commons, has decided to resign his seat in Parliament.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 30, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
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