James Cartlidge MP 🇬🇧 🇺🇦

James Cartlidge MP 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 @jcartlidgemp

@moxeyns The voting process is clearly being adapted and will continue to be. But we have always had 'pairing' for ill MPs, Covid or not, though it's an important point that we are as inclusive as possible. — PolitiTweet.org

James Cartlidge MP 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 @jcartlidgemp

@barrycagreen @moxeyns If you pair, you don't vote. This is a long established practice agreed through the 'usual channels', i.e. cross-party Whips' agreement, that ensures those absent are cancelled out and neither side has an advantage. Standard stuff, but obviously not a standard context. — PolitiTweet.org