Hi, >> > Admitting up-front that you would know more about this than I do: what >> made >> > me think MP was "my friend *from Oxford*" (the inclusion of the >> constituency). >> <pedant> >> That would be "my _honourable_ friend...." for him to be addressed properly >> as an MP. "My right honourable" in some cases. >> </pedant>
> So 'tis. > I guess Cotty and Frank are just friends after all. > :-) I think the usual way MPs address each other, or at least talk about each other, is 'the honourable member for Chipping Sodbury'. You only get to be a Right Honourable if you're a member of the Privy Council. Some people who are not MPs are just plain Honourable. -- Cheers, Bob
