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House of Commons approve plans for virtual parliament following vote

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House of Commons approve plans for virtual parliament following vote

House of Commons approve plans for virtual parliament following vote

The House of Commons has approved a motion to enable MPs to contribute to certain parliamentary proceedings via Zoom from Wednesday.

Leader of the House Jacob Rees Mogg explains how this will be carried out.

Up to 50 MPs will be allowed in the chamber with up to a further 120 contributing remotely to departmental questions, urgent questions and ministerial statements.


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