Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Health › ‘MPs have had their stomachs pumped’: concerns over...
Health

‘MPs have had their stomachs pumped’: concerns over ‘alcohol-soaked’ culture in Westminster

The Guardian Politics Saturday 01 August 2026, 07:00 UTC By Denis Campbell 1 min read
Key Points

Alcohol is embedded in profession where long hours, loneliness and lobbying are the norm, report findsParliament is “Britain’s last alcohol-soaked workplace” where MPs are offered free drinks as early as midday despite alcohol-related scandals, a report has revealed. Drinking is commonplace and some MPs have had their stomachs pumped after consuming so much alcohol that they ended up in hospital, one disclosed.

Alcohol is embedded in profession where long hours, loneliness and lobbying are the norm, report finds

Parliament is “Britain’s last alcohol-soaked workplace” where MPs are offered free drinks as early as midday despite alcohol-related scandals, a report has revealed.

Drinking is commonplace and some MPs have had their stomachs pumped after consuming so much alcohol that they ended up in hospital, one disclosed.

Continue reading...
Westminster Alcohol (LOCATION) Britain (LOCATION)
Originally published by The Guardian Politics Read original →

Related Stories

​What makes a good comic novel? Andrew Sean Greer on the joy of funny writing

The Pulitzer-winning author of Less and Villa Coco explores the art of writing humour – plus 10 of the best novels to make you laughIn March 2020, when the mayor of San Francisco instructed all citizens to remain in their houses due to a pandemic, the first thing I did was order all the books of Agatha Christie. I was not alone; I think many of us immersed ourselves in reliable narratives to drown out the chaos. It did not matter if it ended in marriage or murder; the reliability was what...

The Guardian UK 16m ago

Mum sheds more than one third of her bodyweight after daughter's desperate plea

Mum sheds more than one third of her bodyweight after daughter's desperate plea Ally Wainman says she used to eat 'huge amounts of sugary or greasy foods' before being consumed with guilt afterwards A healthcare worker who gained weight after being diagnosed with a lung tumour has lost an amazing 7st following a desperate plea from her daughter. Ally Wainman, 55, lost weight after daughter Chloe, now 29, begged her to look after her health because she wanted her mum to be ‘around for as long...

Daily Mirror 45m ago

'Doctors fobbed off my son's chest pain with Gaviscon - but 'bad diet' agony was cancer'

'Doctors fobbed off my son's chest pain with Gaviscon - but 'bad diet' agony was cancer' Mum Ffion Smith said she was 'fobbed off' by doctors who allegedly claimed that her son Ruben should take Gaviscon for his back pain - before tests revealed he had leukaemia A 'heartbroken' mum has claimed doctors told her to give her eight-year-old son Gaviscon for his back pain - only for it to turn out to be cancer. Ffion Smith said that when her son, Ruben Troy, first started complaining of shooting...

Daily Mirror 46m ago

The Odyssey's Tom Holland shares favourite classic 60s dish - 1 ingredient could slash heart disease risk

The Odyssey's Tom Holland shares favourite classic 60s dish - 1 ingredient could slash heart disease risk The Odyssey actor said he loved the 'creamy shredded chicken dish' for its taste and 'sentimental reasons' Tom Holland’s been doing the rounds promoting Spider-Man and The Odyssey this month, and during an appearance on the podcast Dish, he shared a classic 60s dinner that holds a special place in his heart - and it could boast a number of health benefits. Holland, who plays Telemachus...

Daily Mirror 1h ago