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Big row brewing over forcing MPs to vote in person.

As many as 250 MPs might stay away for health/age/travel/childcare reasons. So if you live in their seat, you don't get a say.

And practicalities of voting while social distancing are *crazy* 1/4

thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/m…
Even with around 400 MPs, socially distancing along corridors and up stairs, the queue could stretch for a kilometre

This map is doing the rounds in parliament.

*Members disperse*

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thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/m…
There is a "rehearsal" this morning at 11am in the chamber.

However one parliament source texts: "Perhaps we should change the route to go through Mogg's office - may have the benefit of making him see how ridiculous his system is.”

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Cross-party anger at the idea of forcing MPs back, some having to declare private health info to explain absence.

Effectively discriminating against older/unwell workers.

If an employer was doing this, MPs would be furious.

Let battle commence... 4/4

thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/m…
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Poor Priti
Although if you look closely she actually got three hundred thousand and thirty four, nine hundred and seventy four thousand per cent
I should point out that this is a poll of readers of the @timesredbox email. Not scientific, bit of fun. That's all. And yes giving away free money to everyone does make you popular. Who knew?
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Understand Corbyn is sitting in PLP making copious notes as he prepares to respond to the *feedback* he has received from Labour MPs
Labour MP says there are multiple people called for party chairman Ian Lavery, election coordinator Andrew Gwynne, spin doctor Seumas Milne and (?) Karie Murphy to go immediately.
Interesting: Jess Phillips complained about how Corbyn hasn’t contacted the Labour MPs who lost their seats.

Turns out the only one of the possible leadership contenders to contact the losers that I’ve spoken to is: Jess Phillips
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Ex-Labour Ian Austin says he won't run in Dudley. Tells @BBCr4today he will now "tell decent traditional patriotic Labour voters that they should vote for Boris Johnson in this election".
@BBCr4today Austin on Corbyn: "This is a massive step. I regard myself as proper decent traditional Labour. I just think this man is unfit to run the country."
@BBCr4today "I'm not a Tory, this isn't where I want to be... but I wouldn't say Boris Johnson is unfit to be our prime minister in the way that I say that about Jeremy Corbyn."
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