Conservative MP Steve Brine has said MPs should be vaccinated against the coronavirus before the rest of the public, arguing the move would “get our democracy back”.
Mr Brine, who voted against the second national lockdown in November, said parliamentary staff should be included on the list because Westminster “is a shadow, at best, of itself”.
He told The Telegraph: “We should do MPs and core house staff as well so we can get our democracy back – and we’d be up for that any time of day or night.
“Parliament is a shadow, at best, of itself and it’s never been more important we can ask questions.
“Good policy comes through scrutiny, in my experience.”
The MP for Winchester has also called for a 24-hour vaccination operation and has requested that teachers should be included on the priority list when the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation reconvenes on Thursday.
