lobby fodder

noun

lobby fodder

noun

Etymology Alluding to the division of the assembly, in which MPs walk through one of the two division lobbies on either side of the House in order to vote for or against.

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Government, Politics UK, Colloquial, Derogatory Members of Parliament who vote according to the party line but otherwise contribute little or nothing.

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