BLACKBURN MP Jack Straw sparked a row when he described the Royal Family as a "soap opera" and warned that it might be scrapped.
Mr Straw was criticised by Tory MPs, who said the Labour Party should make its position on the monarchy clear.
But the Shadow Environment spokesman stuck by his comments and said many ordinary people were talking about the future of the Royals.
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