LONDON: After 600 years of painstakingly slow evolution, Britain's parliament took a leap into the future when the coronavirus pandemic struck, transforming its deeply traditional debating chamber into a modern videoconferencing hub.
Where lawmakers once forced their way into rowdy debate by "bobbing" up and down out of their seats, and cheered on their leaders with hearty "hear hears", flat screen televisions now beam choreographed questions into a near-silent chamber.
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