Test MP's for COVID-19 Every Day, says UK Parliament speaker - BBC News

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Crowded scenes like the ones during Brexit voting could return with regular testing, the Speaker suggested MPs could be tested daily for coronavirus to allow them to safely fill the chamber of the House of Commons, the Speaker has suggested. Sir Lindsay Hoyle told Times Radio he had spoken to the

NHS and government about getting "a quick turnaround of tests" to allow more MPs in.

But the Speaker said he would not "compromise health and safety".

MPs wearing masks had been ruled out as it could make it harder for them to be recognised and make speeches, he said.

The pandemic has prompted some of the biggest changes to parliamentary procedure in centuries, with limited numbers allowed in both chambers so MPs can keep two metres apart.

But some MPs have criticised the subdued atmosphere with so many of them working remotely.

And after Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg scrapped remote voting, there were lengthy queues to cast votes on motions and amendments because it is not considered [...]


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