In Fiction
- Simon Kerslake (early 1950s), protagonist of the Jeffrey Archer novel "First Among Equals". Invites sitting Prime Minister Winston Churchill to propose motion during Eights Week that "This House Would Rather be a Commoner than a Lord". His future rival, (Lord) Charles Seymour listens from the floor and resolves to enter politics also. Jeffrey Archer himself was elected to Standing Committee for one term in 1965.
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