Footage of British MP trying to silence phone in House of Common goes viral

The video met with some hilarious responses as many claimed they had "all been there" by forgetting to silence their phones. Few critics, however, said it was "unparliamentary behaviour" and described it as "rude".

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The MP’s phone rang twice during the debate leaving her quite frustrated. (Source: @RT UK/ Twitter)

Labour MP Claudia Webbe’s speech in the United Kingdom Parliament is being discussed on the Internet, but, unfortunately, not for the content as much as a moment in between her remarks. Webbe, who rose to participate in the debate on the Immigration and Social Security Coordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill in the House of Commons, was caught unaware when her mobile phone starting ringing.

The British parliamentarian apologised immediately and tried to stop the sound by pressing some keys. However, as she geared up to continue her speech, it began ringing again.

She picked up her phone and, in frustration, frantically tried to stop it from ringing. She then went on to angrily press some buttons before casting it aside with a loud thud as it hit the wooden bench. Then, without skipping a beat, she carried on with her speech.

Footage of the moment is being widely shared online, evoking a mixed response. Watch here:

The video met with some hilarious responses as many claimed they had “all been there” by forgetting to silence their phones. Few critics, however, said it was “unparliamentary behaviour” and described it as “rude”.

Don’t do this. Turn it off before entering. So rude and disrespectful. https://t.co/SHNyo4V835

— Phillip (@FreeUlsterman) July 3, 2020

Probably easier to put it on silent I imagine https://t.co/n7mDEco7gd

— Jamie (@GingerPower_) July 2, 2020

Reasonable response to someone calling without WhatsApping first. Should be considered a form of GBH really. https://t.co/AC23jXN93Z

— Ash Sarkar (@AyoCaesar) June 30, 2020

For all of us who‘ve been on air when this has happened… https://t.co/PQgzZnlPSf

— Tony Roe 👓 (@tonyroe) July 1, 2020

oi nah. this is great https://t.co/iRj4151hnF

— Ιman Amrani | ايمان (@ImaniAmrani) June 30, 2020

We’ve all been there, haven’t we? https://t.co/qNAhioxea7

— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) June 30, 2020

I could totally see this as part of a comedy sketch.

Full on smash https://t.co/yR4GJdGTYI

— Captain Keyworker 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌈 (@Rhys_fantastico) June 30, 2020

Nothing says ‘Don’t call me again’ like not talking the call and then smashing the phone on live television.

— Mother of Dragon (@ElbaDragon) June 30, 2020

Looks like someone was pranking her!

I used to enjoy testing which members of my team still had their phone on during a briefing 😂 pic.twitter.com/xuBzces4kO

— Ken Grange (@Kenny_Grange) July 1, 2020

To be fair it worked 🤷‍♂️🤣

— David B aka Tarquin (@DavidBbolton86) July 1, 2020

Ha ha – I’ve had that happen in town council meetings, pretty awks when it happens in a tiny room where everyone already resents you…

— Alain Tolhurst (@Alain_Tolhurst) June 30, 2020

What do you think of the video?