Tory Assembly members slam desks and storm out

Three Boris Johnson appointees – Deputy Mayor Richard Barnes, Deputy Mayor for Policing Kit Malthouse and the Chair of the London Fire Authority Brian Coleman – slammed desks and stormed out of the chamber during a debate yesterday:

(H/T: Adam Bienkov)

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