'An abuse of privilege': Fury after MPs and their families and friends allowed to jump the queue to see the Queen lie in state
Every MP is being issued with four guys passes to skip the 30-hour queue to see the Queen in Westminster Hall after a ruling by the Black Rod, who is responsible for controlling access to and maintaining order within the House and its precincts.However cleaners, security staff, workmen and caterers involved in setting up the massive operation will have to queue with the public.One Tory peer told The Times: “There is so much anger.
A third commented: “ Fast track queue so they don’t have to wait with the plebs. Absolutely disgusting and hope it gets stopped ASAP.”While MPs get priority access, a further row erupted as parliamentary staffers will be able to jump the queue but pass-holders, for example parliamentary researchers, cannot.
One person said: “We are a group of conservative parliamentary staffers writing to ask the eligibility to attend the Lying-in-State for the late Her Majesty the Queen to be extended to all pass holders.
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