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Coronavirus: Labour 'sympathetic' to rebel MPs over virus law
Sep 27, 2020
Labour is "very sympathetic" to a bid by Conservative MPs to increase parliamentary scrutiny over coronavirus restrictions in England, shadow justice secretary David Lammy has said.
Senior Tory Sir Graham Brady has tabled an amendment which would allow MPs to vote on changes to lockdown rules.
Several Tory MPs and the Lib Dems have also signalled support for the move.
The government has said it is working closely with MPs "to ensure they could hold the government to account".
Mr Lammy told the BBC's Andrew Marr he was "very sympathetic" to the amendment.
"We need more transparency... and we should be debating the regulations and rules for the country," he said.
However he avoided committing support to Sir Graham, pointing out that Labour would table its own amendment and would wait and see if it was selected by Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle this week.
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In March, Parliament passed the Coronavirus Act. It gave the government powers to respond to the pandemic, including moves such as postponing local elections, closing down pubs and allowing courts to use live links.
The powers granted by the act were time-limited and can only be extended with the House of Commons' approval.
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