Labour MP Dennis Skinner has been suspended from Parliament for the day for calling the Prime Minister "Dodgy Dave".
I would like to know how serious of an insult it is. Can you put this insult to scale with some other insults?
In 2012 Cameron called his opponent "muttering idiot" and wasn't suspended from parliament for a day, so I thought that "dodgy" is worse than "idiot". Is my hypothesis right?
Best Answer
In this context dodgy means dishonest or ethically questionable.
This is considered unparliamentary language. In particular, accusations of being dishonest or dishonourable are taboo, as in this BBC list.