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A Tory MP was filmed 'spanking' a colleague bent over his office desk in a bizarre video.

Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant was filmed in the unusual position for a deeply unusual educational video explaining how Parliament works.

The video is intended to teach the public about the 'whips' - the MPs in charge of maintaining discipline in political parties, and talking rebellious members into voting how their party leader wants them to.

But Fabricant chose to illustrate this by bending a man referred to through the rest of the clip as "Tarquin", over his desk and 'spanking' him with a shoe horn.

Tarquin is played by comedian and TV presenter Mark Dolan.

After the spanking, Fabricant turns to the camera and jokes: "That's not allowed any more."

It's understood the video is the first in a series on how the frequently arcane and impenetrable rules of the Houses of Parliament work.

Explaining how hard it is to get MPs to do as they are told, Mr Fabricant says: "Really it's like herding cats".