By Ben Kerrigan-
Cross-party MPs are making urgent calls for parliament to be recalled in “virtual” form so that their coronavirus response can be properly scrutinised.
Peers and MPs, including the leaders of all main opposition parties as well as senior Tories, united on Saturday to demand their right to hold ministers to account.
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Laour leader Keir Starmer said there was “no substitute for parliamentary scrutiny” particularly “at this time of national crisis”.
It comes the UK death toll approaches 10,000 after 917 more people succumbed to the virus on Saturday. The British government faces a chorus of cross-party calls on Sunday for the urgent recall of parliament in “virtual” form over the escalating coronavirus crises.
The high death toll from Covid-19 in the UK presents a bleak scenario for the immediate future unless a sharp decline or levelling off is observed soon. Home secretary, Priti Patel said the figures showed the “devastating impact of this virus”. Although there was a slight drop in numbers between Friday and Saturday, experts warned that the coming week could see a significant jump.
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With prime minister Boris Johnson, still in hospital, Labour leader, Keir Starmer said parliament had to be recalled as soon as possible. Leader of the Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, in which he demands urgent talks with the Speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, Starmer said there was “no substitute for parliamentary scrutiny” particularly “at this time of national crisis”.
“The best decisions are those that are challenged and subject to scrutiny. And by that process issues can be resolved, mistakes quickly rectified and individual concerns addressed. That will help save lives and protect our country. But if parliament is not sitting or functioning effectively that cannot happen.”
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