Humiliated Labour MP forced to swear in again after anti-monarchy protest
Former frontbencher returned to the House of Commons to take the oath for a second time after failing to use the full wording.
Labour MP Clive Lewis stages anti-monarchy protest
A Labour MP has been forced to swear in to the House of Commons again after taking an anti-monarchy swipe the first time.
Clive Lewis said he was declaring his allegiance to the King "under protest" and did not give the full affirmation when he returned to Parliament last week.
The Norwich South MP said: "I take this oath under protest and in the hope that one day my fellow citizens will democratically decide to live in a republic.
"Until that time I do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, according to law."
The full affirmation also includes "his heirs and successors" after mention of the King.
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As he returned to the Commons today, the former Labour frontbencher said: "I was elected to Parliament to represent my constituents and our country to the best of my ability to defend democracy and uphold human rights and one day I hope all Members of Parliament will be entitled to swear an oath of allegiance based on those values.
"I do solemnly and sincerely and truly declare and affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to law."
Pro-monarchy group The Royalists had made a complaint to the Clerk of the House of Commons.
Reacting to his second swearing in, the campaigners said: "We are pleased to see that Clive Lewis MP has been forced to retake his affirmation of allegiance following our complaint to the Clerk of the House of Commons.
"MPs must not be excused from the common allegiance that binds our nation together."
MPs started the process of making an oath or affirmation of allegiance to the Crown last Tuesday.
The allegiance is a legal requirement and MPs are not allowed to speak in debates, vote or receive their salary until they do so. The same applies to peers in the House of Lords.
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, now an independent MP, was caught on microphone referring to the ritual as "a load of nonsense" before he took it.
