Restriction-Free Commons Debate Reveals New UK Political Divide: Masks

Restriction-Free Commons Debate Reveals New UK Political Divide: Masks
The UK House of Commons in session in London on Aug. 18, 2021. Parliament TV
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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A full-capacity House of Commons met without the yoke of pandemic restrictions for the first time in 18 months, revealing a stark new UK political divide: masks.

To see which MPs would be wearing masks (still recommended by government guidelines for crowded indoor spaces) political pundits had been expecting to wait until the return of Parliament in early September.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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