RE: BIG SP RISE - AND FAST27 Oct 2021 17:06
Face coverings have been made mandatory for everyone working in the House of Commons except MPs.
In updated guidance, the Commons authorities said all staff, visitors, contractors and press must cover their faces to combat the spread of Covid.
But it remains up to individual MPs to decide whether to follow suit - and many Conservatives have chosen not to.
Sajid Javid has said he will wear a mask for Wednesday's Budget when the chamber will be packed.