Kirsty Blackman

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

RT @TheHouseLive: NEW MPs vote to end the virtual Parliament - as vulnerable and shielding colleagues watch on from home | @georginaebailey… — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@aliceolilly @NicolaRBartlett @xtophercook I’m allergic to cats though. How d’you think they’d feel about 2m distancing? — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

RT @NHSScotland: Phase One of easing #coronavirus lockdown measures are still in place: ↔️Stay 2m apart (that’s the length of 2 shopping t… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nickeardleybbc: Tory MP Robert Halfon - who is shielding - says today is a "sad day for the House of Commons" Says hundreds of MPs hav… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MhairiBlack: This was my submission to the Procedures Committee who have since recommended that Hybrid proceedings should continue. It… — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

Just keep remote voting!!!!! — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

RT @alexmassie: The government's ability to find new ways of making itself seem absurd is, if viewed from the correct perspective, quite im… — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

RT @KevinBrennanMP: This queue is so long I just saw one MP using google maps #moggconga — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

Have they cleaned the seats between the tellers swapping? — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@BerthaBerserker Indeed. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

It's a good job so many of us are unable to travel, if a full complement were there it would take days. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

You know what's even worse? Only those MPs who can participate physically are allowed to take part in this division to decide whether or not we should continue remote participation. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

RT @PeterGrantMP: Watching the ongoing socially distanced vote in the house of commons leads me to the astonishing realisation that it WAS… — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@PeterGrantMP To be fair, he doesn't. He has taken the decision to represent his constituents and doesn't want to potentially infect his community. Rees Mogg has put him, like those of our MPs who had to travel, in an awful position. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

RT @scotgov: Everyone has a part to play in tackling coronavirus. If you have any of these symptoms: 🔹 A new persistent cough 🔹 High tempe… — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

RT @OwenThompson: The UK Government are wilfully impeding our ability to participate in democracy, which could be in contempt of the House.… — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

.@Ianblackford_MP quoting the @CommonsProcCom report which recommended continuing hybrid proceedings and remote vot… https://t.co/Y9OhfnlnEH — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

But I shouldn't be surprised given the track record of austerity that has hit disabled people harder than any other group. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

I'm so shocked that they might get away with such a discriminatory move. It's blatant discrimination against those… https://t.co/l3vBDB9s1o — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

.@joannaccherry makes the point that if the UK Government win this one, all MPs will be nominally equal but some MP… https://t.co/xfYbJpXCyI — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

It's absolutely awful that @amcarmichaelMP is having to leave his home and his community and stay in London for an extended period just because the Leader of the House is refusing to allow virtual voting to continue. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

YAAAS, @Ianblackford_MP absolutely brilliant here. Contributing to this debate in place of @TommySheppard who cannot be there physically. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

@adambecket @alexpartridge87 I've got Codona's. https://t.co/1SUFdBTpvy — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

RT @electoralreform: Nobody has tested and tried the government's proposal for physical voting. "Please consider allowing remote voting to… — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

Please someone ask him why virtual participation needs to be cancelled in order for Bills to proceed. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

It is perfectly possible to have some physical participation without cancelling remote and virtual participation. The argument that bills cannot proceed without taking this drastic action that excludes members with health issues is a simple lie. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

How dare the Leader of the House suggest that only those members who are physically there have a proper commitment to our parliamentary democracy. MPs who are shielding are explicitly excluded by his plans. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

As @LSRPlaid just said, those constituents of members who are shielding will be less well represented and so considered by the UK Government as worth-less than others. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

Trying my best to listen to Jacob Rees Mogg. It's very hard to do so. He's making the case for physical participation. I'm not arguing against physical participation. However, he's failing to explain why he feels the need to withdraw remote participation. — PolitiTweet.org

Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

We all have a duty to stand up and challenge racism and injustice. What is currently happening in America brings this into sharp focus for many that don't normally consider these issues. Racism is always wrong. Always. #BlackLivesMatter — PolitiTweet.org