MPs furious about forced return of ‘physical voting’ to Commons

Elderly members or those with health conditions fear they will be disenfranchised by the move, which ends remote participation

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Senior MPs have warned that many elderly members of parliament and those with health conditions will be “disenfranchised” and put at risk of contracting Covid-19 if they are forced back to the House of Commons for debates and votes this week.

A furious argument has broken out between backbench MPs of all parties and the government over plans which, if passed, will end all remote voting from this week and mean members have to attend in person. Parliament is resuming on Tuesday with the row still unresolved.

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