The Guardian view on the hybrid parliament: unfinished business | Editorial

Digital scrutiny is imperfect but it has proved that the Commons can modernise. Ending the experiment prematurely is a backwards step

There is still much to be learnt about the coronavirus, but it is clear that transmission is efficient in crowded, enclosed spaces. On that basis a full House of Commons is unsafe.

That is why hybrid scrutiny" was introduced, with most MPs contributing to debates remotely. It is an imperfect system but also a vital experiment in technological adaption by an institution that is slow to embrace modernity.