stephen crabb — no. aye! laughter. stephen crabb wasn't alone.ting system was soon replaced by swipe cards, with proxy votes available for mps unable to attend. parliament's extended break had seen its own drama — the prime minister almost died from coronavirus. initially, boris johnson had self—isolated in downing street after developing what he said were mild symptoms. hi, folks. i want to bring you up to speed with something that is happening today, which is that i have developed mild symptoms of the coronavirus — that's to say a temperature and a persistent cough. and a few days later, he was rushed to hospital in central london, before being moved to intensive care, where he spent three nights. when mps returned from their recess, dominic raab was taking prime minister's questions. thank you very much, mr speaker. i've been asked to respond on behalf of my right honourable friend the prime minister, and i am pleased to tell the house that he is making a good recovery and is in good spirits. by the time borisjohnson returned to work, he had a