Members of the British parliament broke into laughter on October 18 when NewZealand born Tory MP, Paul Beresford, visibly struggled to understand his Scottish colleague who was speaking with an accent.

Beresford initially apologized to Scottish National Party's (SNP) David Linden before asking him to repeat his question. But after a second attempt he sheepishly suggested Linden speak more slowly.

After two failed attempts in the miscommunication, Deputy Speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, suggested they resolve the matter by letter.

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