'Maynard who took the Commons seat for Blackpool North and Cleveleys in the May election said Labour MPs 'pulled faces' at him in a mocking manner when he was delivering his speech.

"They were constantly intervening, trying to put me off my stride, which may be just normal parliamentary tactics,” he told the Times. "But some were pulling faces at me, really exaggerated gesticulations, really exaggerated faces," he added.'

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