Summary

In Act One Scene Two, the Labour Whips approach various members of the odds and sods to attempt to win their support. After each negotiation. Harrison speaks with the MPs from Northern Ireland who are reluctant to be seen to be supporting the British government but agree that they are happy to abstain from votes rather than actively voting against the government. Harrison returns to the office and crosses the Northern Irish MPs off the opposition tally on the blackboard. Mellish explains that one of the biggest challenges of the British parliamentary system is that MPs have to be physically present in order to vote, they’re not allowed to do it by telephone or by proxy, they have to be physically present in the building. Harper speaks to the Scottish MPs who agree to support the...