Rachel Harrison: Last News

NHS workers the same right.All MPs are entitled to a permit allowing them to park at no cost in a multi-storey underground car park near Parliament.Yet the Government is making NHS staff pay to park during shifts.A Freedom of Information request revealed the Houses of Parliament have the luxury of 400 free parking spaces, available 24 hours a day.MPs and staff can also claim parking in the constituencies they represent on expenses.A Commons spokesman said: “There are approximately 400 parking spaces managed by the House of Commons on the parliamentary estate.“Members may park in these spaces provided they have a valid parking permit.”Free NHS parking was allowed during the pandemic, but charges applied again from March 31. Official figures show in the year before the charges were suspended, health workers shelled out £90.1million to park.Rachel Harrison, national officer at the GMB union, said: “Our members will be appalled by the hypocrisy of ministers who enjoy free parking at their own place of work.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.“Nurses, cleaners, porters and more have run themselves into the ground keeping people alive during this pandemic.

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