Parliament Pancakes!

In what must count as one of their crowning achievements during this session of Parliament, and in an astonishing display of nerves, fitness, agility, and not least Olympic-standard pancake-flipping skill, the Lords team has conquered its rivals to secure triumph at the annual Rehab Parliamentary Pancake Race. The nail-biting eggs-travaganza marks Shrove Tuesday and was watched by delighted spectators in Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster.

The Lords team, which has not won the race since 2011, was victorious and finished the relay event in a time of 3 minutes and 56 seconds. The parliamentary tradition, which has been running for 17 years, sees teams of MPs, Lords and members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery line out before the world's media, to see which team is the fittest, fastest, and flippiest. The race is the creation of the Rehab Group in the UK which provides life-changing care, rehabilitation and training services to over 60,000 people with disabilities, people with brain injuries and people with mental health difficulties each year.

Nina Hossain,ITV News newscaster and the race’s Official Starter and Scrutineer observed, "I had been warned to expect all sorts of double-dealing and naughty behaviour, and I could definitely have done with some sideline referees particularly for those off-the-pancake incidents. Next year, I am going to suggest to the organisers to introduce video technology so that we can have instant replay from all possible angles!"

In what must count as one of their crowning achievements during this session of Parliament, and in an astonishing display of nerves, fitness, agility, and not least Olympic-standard pancake-flipping skill, the Lords team has conquered its rivals to secure triumph at the annual Rehab Parliamentary Pancake Race. The nail-biting eggs-travaganza marks Shrove Tuesday and was watched by delighted spectators in Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster.

The Lords team, which has not won the race since 2011, was victorious and finished the relay event in a time of 3 minutes and 56 seconds. The parliamentary tradition, which has been running for 17 years, sees teams of MPs, Lords and members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery line out before the world's media, to see which team is the fittest, fastest, and flippiest. The race is the creation of the Rehab Group in the UK which provides life-changing care, rehabilitation and training services to over 60,000 people with disabilities, people with brain injuries and people with mental health difficulties each year.

Nina Hossain,ITV News newscaster and the race’s Official Starter and Scrutineer observed, "I had been warned to expect all sorts of double-dealing and naughty behaviour, and I could definitely have done with some sideline referees particularly for those off-the-pancake incidents. Next year, I am going to suggest to the organisers to introduce video technology so that we can have instant replay from all possible angles!"