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MPs voted 261-163 in favour of the government's plan to end the so-called hybrid parliament and restore a system that requires all those who wish to vote to attend in person. Reuters
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House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg, centre left, joins other MPs in a queue outside the Houses of Commons in Westminster. AP
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Hundreds of MPs formed a lengthy physical queued to vote on the motion to abandon remote voting. AFP
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Many MPs labelled the new system a farce. Reuters
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The queue stretched all the way outside the building, Reuters
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The queue ended with MPs casting their votes in the debating chamber. AFP Photo / PRU
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Former opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn is seen queuing outside Parliament. Reuters
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Leader of the House Jacob Rees-Mogg summoned MPs back to the office. AP
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MPs voted 261-163 in favour of the government's plan to end the so-called hybrid parliament and restore a system that requires all those who wish to vote to attend in person. Reuters
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House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg, centre left, joins other MPs in a queue outside the Houses of Commons in Westminster. AP
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Hundreds of MPs formed a lengthy physical queued to vote on the motion to abandon remote voting. AFP
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Many MPs labelled the new system a farce. Reuters
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The queue stretched all the way outside the building, Reuters
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The queue ended with MPs casting their votes in the debating chamber. AFP Photo / PRU
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Former opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn is seen queuing outside Parliament. Reuters
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Leader of the House Jacob Rees-Mogg summoned MPs back to the office. AP
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MPs voted 261-163 in favour of the government's plan to end the so-called hybrid parliament and restore a system that requires all those who wish to vote to attend in person. Reuters
How did British MPs vote? In very long queues
Social distancing leads to bizarrely British spectacle at Houses of Parliament
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