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Alok Sharma: Cabinet minister tested for virus after being taken ill
Jun 3, 2020
Business Secretary Alok Sharma is self-isolating at home after becoming unwell in Parliament.
Mr Sharma looked uncomfortable while taking part in a debate earlier, mopping his brow several times with his handkerchief while speaking.
A spokesman said the MP for Reading West had been tested for coronavirus and had returned home.
Mr Sharma was one of a handful of ministers to attend Tuesday's cabinet meeting in Downing Street in person.
The business secretary was in the Commons chamber for nearly an hour earlier while leading for the government on the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill.
Deep-cleaning
A spokesman said: "Alok Sharma began feeling unwell when in the Chamber delivering the second reading of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill.
"In line with guidance he has been tested for coronavirus and is returning home to self isolate."
During the debate, Mr Sharma's opposite number, shadow business secretary Ed Miliband, passed him a glass of water at one point.
Mr Miliband subsequently sent his best wishes to Mr Sharma for a quick recovery.
The House of Commons authorities said "additional cleaning" had taken place, following the debate.
Mr Sharma was one of hundreds of MPs who queued around the building on Tuesday to take part in new socially-distanced voting procedures as the Commons returned to physical proceedings.
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