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Back to the Commons or no going back?

The Story

Dan box

Politics, Unknown, Daily News, News

41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The Government has U-turned on its controversial plans to end remote voting in Parliament, following a backlash from MPs, who feared this would be discriminatory against vulnerable and elderly Members. Today we ask: if the world has changed because of coronavirus, is it time Parliament did too?


Guests:

Ester Webber, political reporter for The Times Red Box email. 

Dame Margaret Hodge, Labour politician. 



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0:00.0

It's quite a U-turn from the government. Is the parliamentary conger about to reverse?

0:08.6

I apologize to colleagues for the inconvenience and I apologize to all those who are, and I apologize to all those who are and I apologize to all those who are particular difficulties with it

0:16.0

because they are shielded or because they are elderly and they should be able to vote by proxy.

0:21.0

On Tuesday, the government scrapped remote voting for MPs who were shielding at home

0:26.5

and overnight hundreds of thousands of people across the country lost their voice in Parliament.

0:36.0

I don't think it helps democracy, I don't think it helps good governments,

0:39.0

I don't think it helps accountability and I think it's a bonkers move.

0:45.0

Following hour long queues for voting and an outcry from the backbenches,

0:50.0

the government is now being forced to review the changes.

0:54.0

In 10 years time, remote floating will be embedded in Westminster.

1:01.0

Eas it because we have to deal with another similar event such as this, all because of a change of government.

1:10.0

The world has changed because of coronavirus. Is it time Parliament did too?

1:15.0

You're listening to stories of our times from the Times and the Sunday Times.

1:20.0

I'm Manveen Rana. Today, back to the on your next train journey.

1:44.6

So no excuses not to visit your in-laws this Christmas.

1:48.4

Trains, now on Uber.

1:51.4

Tees and sees apply.

1:52.3

Check the Uber app.

1:53.0

Parliament.

1:54.0

Parliament's a quite amazing place to work. I think if you've been there a while you start

2:10.0

making to get blal say it. But whenever I used to take visitors in it would always take me

2:18.3

about a new like, wow, this is a fantastic old building, you know, the most iconic building probably in the country.

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