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It's Not Looking Any Better For Boris
Jacob Rees Mogg, is facing calls to resign as Leader Of The House of Commons, amid concerns that his decision to recall Parliament has created a Coronavirus Hot Spot, after Business Secretary ,Alok Sharma was tested for Covid 19 after Becoming unwell in The House of Commons Chamber.
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All those poor lambs bleating like hell that they had to queue in the sunshine to vote whether to return or not. First time I have seen such a mass turn out of MPs actually attending the work they get paid for irrespective of covid. Meanwhile the rest of us have been queuing for the last 10 weeks for staple necessities outside supermarkets.
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Rees Mogg was absolutely correct in making MPs go to Parliament to personally vote rather than do so remotely.
Even though he was right, he seems to have done so for the wrong reason. He wanted to maintain the traditional aspect of turning up to vote, rather than it being a signal.
The decision was right because how can the Government tell people to go back to work, and children go back to school, if they are not prepared to go back to work themselves.
The other error he made was not allowing an exemption for more vulnerable members. Elderly and long term sick MPs should not have been herded in to vote.
But on the whole, MPs should work in the House when possible.
Even though he was right, he seems to have done so for the wrong reason. He wanted to maintain the traditional aspect of turning up to vote, rather than it being a signal.
The decision was right because how can the Government tell people to go back to work, and children go back to school, if they are not prepared to go back to work themselves.
The other error he made was not allowing an exemption for more vulnerable members. Elderly and long term sick MPs should not have been herded in to vote.
But on the whole, MPs should work in the House when possible.
But we're all told to work from home if we can. A lot of us have bent over backwards trying to make it work with technology that we're not used to or had any experience with. Why couldn't parliament do that? I'm sure remote voting wouldn't be difficult to do and would alleviate the need for 600 odd MPs to travel at the same time.
I agree rocky. Homeworking should be encouraged and parliament could set an example. School is a different issue- most children do very little work remotely, especially the ones that need it most, and parents all need schools open to help them return to work if needed.
For Parliament I think the virtual debates have been better without the braying and playing to the audience. I think the committees probably do need to meet physically though to study and discuss detailed documents.
For Parliament I think the virtual debates have been better without the braying and playing to the audience. I think the committees probably do need to meet physically though to study and discuss detailed documents.
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