Daily testing in parliament6 Sep 2020 12:28
If this were to be replicated in other situations the demand for testing would skyrocket...
Commons Speaker: test MPs every day
MPs could be tested for coronavirus every day to allow them to fill the House of Commons, according to the Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle. Hoyle told Times Radio on Sunday morning he shares Boris Johnson’s ambition to see parliament “back to normal” by Christmas but would not “compromise health and safety”, the BBC reports. He added that he had spoken to the NHS and government about getting a “a quick turnaround of tests” to enable more MPs to enter into the chamber.
“To be quite honest with you, I’d like to do it daily, not weekly. The problem is weekly testing doesn’t tell you anything,” Hoyle said, on the prospect of regular testing. He agreed with Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg that masks would make it harder for MPs to be recognised and make speeches.