lobby fodder
(UK, politics, colloquial, derogatory) Members of Parliament who vote according to the party line but otherwise contribute little or nothing.
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(UK, politics, colloquial, derogatory) Members of Parliament who vote according to the party line but otherwise contribute little or nothing.
“Farage will have enough with English votes. Yes he’ll pick up some from Scotland but he has no ‘pact’ with them. Like all London Unionist parties Scottish MPs are mere lobby fodder. The OO/Rangers vote will always vote against their own interest. Like DUP in NI.”
“Farage will have enough with English votes. Yes he’ll pick up some from Scotland but he has no ‘pact’ with them. Like all London Unionist parties Scottish MPs are mere lobby fodder. The OO/Rangers vote will always vote against their own interest. Like DUP in NI.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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