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MPs return to Westminster today as Government drops virtual proceedings despite concerns

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MPs will return to Westminster today after the Government dropped virtual proceedings, despite concerns shielding politicians will be unable to attend.

A hybrid system enabling parliamentarians to either attend the Commons in person or contribute to proceedings from afar via Zoom has been in place since the end of April.

But Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg announced last month that the Government was pushing ahead with plans for a physical-only Commons after the Whitsun recess, which ends on June 2.

He has tabled a motion preventing the resumption of virtual voting that allowed MPs to have their say from afar during the pandemic.

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