650 MPs (335 of them first-timers) took the oath to begin their duties in the House of Commons, which is elected by Parliament. Some MPs said, “I swear by Almighty God that I will bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to the law, so help me God.” He read the oath.
The oath was drafted in different ways depending on the member’s religious beliefs and local language. Members of parliament with no religious beliefs said, “I solemnly and sincerely declare and promise that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors, according to law.” He read the affirmation, which included the statement:
Among those reading the text was Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party and the country’s new Prime Minister. Rishi Sunak, leader of the Conservative Party and former Prime Minister, read the oath while holding the Gita, the Hindu holy book. Sikh members of parliament took the oath without ever touching the holy book.
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Muslim MPs took the oath by holding up the Holy Quran. The new Minister of Justice, Shabana Mahmud, covered her head before taking the oath on the Holy Quran, while Turkish MP from Cyprus, Nesir Çalışkan, was among the MPs who took the oath by touching the Holy Quran. It is noteworthy that some MPs who touched the Holy Quran took the oath by picking up the holy book from the table themselves, and not from a parliamentary official.
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They exchanged vows in the local language
Some MPs began their term by reciting the oath and affirmation in their local language: Welsh MPs recited the oath in Welsh, while some took the oath by pressing a Welsh Bible.
The Cornish MP read the oath and affirmation in Cornish – the MP in question had brought the text with him.
Some Scottish MPs took the “Scottish oath” by raising one hand, while Torquille Trickton touched a Bible inscribed in Scottish Gaelic and took the oath in that language. Irish MP Jim Shannon took the oath in both English and Ulster Scots.
Claire Hanna, the Member of Parliament for Belfast, Northern Ireland, said in Irish Gaelic before reading the oath that her loyalty was to the people of Belfast, not to King Charles.
“I am reading this text to serve them,” said Hanna, who said she was pledging to the hope of a united Ireland.
“I read this in the hope that one day the people will choose to be governed by a republic,” Clive Lewis, a Labour MP, said before reading the confirmation speech.
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