MPs on the Procedure and House Affairs Committee are recommending that hybrid Parliament and the electronic voting system become permanent features of the House of Commons.
on Monday. It spans 106 pages and contains eight main recommendations.
There is not unanimity over the idea of keeping hybrid sittings, with the Conservatives coming out against the idea. He said he thinks the majority of MPs in agreement with the report are going "too far, too fast" and pointed to the longstanding tradition of permanent changes to the Standing Orders—the rules that govern the House of Commons—should only be done when there is consensus.
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