HOW do you get from Scotland to London in a pandemic without putting yourself or others at risk?
That's the question Scots MPs are asking ahead of a crunch vote on whether Westminster will continue to hold remote sessions during the coronavirus crisis.
That vote is set to take place today. While the Tories want everyone back on the green benches, the SNP says that's a major risk to public health.
Labour’s Chi Onwurah has said MPs could become "super-spreaders" and transfer the virus to constituents and staff.
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In a series of tweets, Aberdeen North MP Kirsty Blackman lays out just how difficult it could be for representatives to reach London under current conditions.
The SNP's depute Westminster leader said she has "read every bit of guidance" she can find but hasn't come across "anything that explains the safest way" to go.
I’ve read every bit of guidance I can find, and I can’t seem to find anything that explains the safest way for me to get to London. I’m not a scientist, so looking for advice on best way to travel that reduces the risk of me catching or spreading covid.
— Kirsty Blackman (@KirstySNP) June 2, 2020
Or would it be safer to travel by train. I could get dropped off at the station in Aberdeen but I’d need either public transport or a taxi when I get to London. pic.twitter.com/1QmLINPQIF
— Kirsty Blackman (@KirstySNP) June 2, 2020
Any advice would be most welcome. I’m not in Westminster this week and I hope the House will take a decision to continue to allow remote participation so I, and others, don’t have to travel. But if I do have to travel I’d like to do so as safely as possible.
— Kirsty Blackman (@KirstySNP) June 2, 2020
Blackman explained the lack of official guidance to parliamentarians, saying: "Employers should be providing this advice. The problem is that MPs are not employees. We are classed as Office Holders. So there doesn’t seem to be anyone who is required to provide this advice."
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