British politicians pull together for tug-of-war

  • 13 years ago
Britain's politicians regularly engage in ferocious verbal combat in the debating chambers of Westminster, but on Tuesday some took things a stage further - by participating in a tug-of-war contest. In the gardens of Westminster Abbey, a group of MPs and Lords tried to pull their opponents into submission, as part of an annual fundraising event for a British cancer charity. The MPs, representing the House of Commons, won the bout 2-0. Duration: 01:22

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