Remote control: JACOB REES-MOGG on the Commons under COVID

Is the future made for virtual democracy? In this bonus interview, Leader of the House Jacob Rees-Mogg talks to Bronwen Maddox about organising a new dispersed Commons, the pros and cons of remote voting, and why a living Parliament requires more than simply occupying benches. Do MPs gain in independent-mindedness what the Whips maybe lose in influence? And can we look forward to virtual party conferences too…?

“Before the Easter Recess there was serious debate about whether ANYTHING would be technically possible…”

Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Audio production by Alex Rees. 

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