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Is it calling someone a liar? The way around it is to say "I believe the gentleman is mistaken".
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'Unparliamentary language' includes more than just calling another member a liar. The Speaker will ask a member to withdraw any statement that a fellow member is drunk or misrepresenting another member's words ,too. He will not permit other language which is no more than vulgar or obscene abuse, of course, or general or irrelevant accusations of crime or dishonour it seems. Precedent shows the rule applied against the use of hooligan,rat,swine,stool-pigeon, blackguard,coward,guttersnipe, traitor and git. (Source: www.explore.parliament.uk). The rule has been adopted in other countries where the UK Parliament is the historic model for their assembly e.g. Canada and Australia
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