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MPs should "try and behave normally" said a newly-elected member who questioned why some make that "weird grunting noise".

The SNP's John Nicolson said some Westminster traditions were 鈥渧ery charming鈥�, but others were 鈥渁 bit alienating鈥� to the ordinary viewer.

He spoke to Andrew Neil after they watched clips of the Speaker John Bercow telling new Scottish members about traditions in the House of Commons.

Former Commons clerk Robert Rogers, now Baron Lisvane in the Lords, said he 鈥渁bsolutely no idea鈥� why MPs were not supposed to clap.