Business Secretary and Reading West MP Alok Sharma has been tested for coronavirus after becoming visibly unwell in the House of Commons chamber.
He was travelling home to self-isolate after he struggled during a speech at the despatch box during the second reading of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill earlier today (Wednesday).
The development came a day after MPs approved the Government's plan to end virtual voting in the Commons.
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A spokeswoman for Mr Sharma said: "Secretary of State Alok Sharma began feeling unwell when in the chamber delivering the second reading of the Corporate Governance and Insolvency Bill.
"In line with guidance he has been tested for coronavirus and is returning home to self-isolate."
During the debate, he was seen wiping his face with a handkerchief several times and his opposite number in Labour's shadow cabinet, Ed Miliband, passed him a glass of water at one point.
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