Wednesday 14 September 2022 10:38 PM Anger as MPs get four extra passes to jump the queue to see the Queen lying in ... trends now
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MPs can jump the queue to see the Queen’s coffin and bring in up to four guests, to the anger of those being forced to wait.
While hundreds of thousands of people are having to stand in line for up to 30 hours along the Thames, MPs and peers are able to walk in to the lying-in-state.
They only have to show their Parliamentary security passes to gain immediate entry to Westminster Hall, where the late monarch’s coffin is resting until her state funeral on Monday.
MPs, who got to witness the arrival of the Queen’s coffin yesterday, are also entitled to four timed entry tickets, letting friends or family to avoid the wait.
Last night their special treatment was condemned by some of the thousands waiting in line for their brief chance to pay their respects.
While hundreds of thousands of people are having to stand in line for up to 30 hours along the Thames, MPs and peers are able to walk in to the lying-in-state. Each MP can also bring up to four guests each
Julie Newman, 56, said: ‘It is an abuse of privilege. I don’t
