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Speaker to 'exercise right as a parliamentarian' by asking questions

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David Ashford says he intends to be an active asker of questions in Tynwald

The Speaker of the House of Keys says he intends to be an active asker of questions of Tynwald.

All three queries tabled for this month's sitting of the Manx parliament are from Douglas North MHK David Ashford.

His role as Speaker means he has to remain impartial during sittings of the House of Keys.

But that's not the case when Tynwald meets for its monthly sitting:

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