Political symbolism of the Twelve Days of Christmas in the House

Twelve briefing books, 11 hecklers heckling, 10 Standing Orders, nine scribes a-scrumming and eight...

It is a little known fact that the Twelve Days of Christmas poem is really about the House of Commons and I thought this might be an opportune time to deconstruct the timeless old ditty to reveal what it is really all about.

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