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    Calls for UK Parliament to recognise Santa’s contribution to Christmas

    by Richard Wheeler Dec 19, 2023 2 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    Santa Claus’s contribution to Christmas should be recognised annually in the UK Parliament, MPs have suggested.

    The SNP’s Owen Thompson said it was a “really lovely tradition” for the lower house of the Irish Parliament – the Dail – to confirm Santa has permission to enter Irish airspace for Christmas.

    In a parliamentary motion in Westminster, Mr Thompson noted that the

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