Baroness Buscombe's 'floating head' appearance during Lords Zoom call is likened to Holly the ship's computer in classic British sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf
- Peta Buscombe, 66, gave a statement to the House of Lords via Zoom today
- She discussed the need to prioritise vaccines for 'clinically vulnerable' patients
- Her dark top and background made it appear like her head was floating Baroness Buscombe's 'floating head' appearance during a Lords Zoom call has been likened to Holly the ship's computer in classic British sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf.
Peta Buscombe, 66, gave a statement about coronavirus vaccination to the House of Lords via Zoom today.
The Conservative peer called for clinically vulnerable, shielding patients under the age of 70 to be given greater priority in vaccine distribution. But social media users where quick to point out her dark top and background made it appear like her head was floating, much like Red Dwarf's Holly, played by Norman Lovett and Hattie Hayridge.
Nick Lester wrote: 'Baroness Buscombe tries out her floating head party piece on other peers during a House of Lords statement.'
Daniel Pitt said: 'Looks like Holly the computer from Red Dwarf.'
Another wrote: 'And now Baroness Buscombe will update the house on Covid. "They're dead, Dave. Everybody's dead. Everybody is dead Dave."'
Others compared her appearance to Queen's iconic Bohemian Rhapsody video, photoshopping her head in for bassist John Deacon.
One wrote: 'Waiting for the "Oh mumma Mia, mumma Mia, mumma Mia let me go".'
Lady Buscombe was discussing the need to prioritise vaccines for 'clinically extremely vulnerable' patients who are shielding and aged under 70.
Her questions came after peers considered a Government statement on Covid-19.
In the statement, Baroness Buscombe: 'Clinically, extremely vulnerable, shielding patients below the age of 70 who are receiving some private healthcare are not being given any priority to receive the vaccine in spite of their critical condition.
'[They] are told by despondent clinicians and their NHS-registered GP surgeries that they must wait in the queue for their age category.
'I am sure there is no intention to discriminate against these incredibly ill patients, so could my noble friend the Lord Privy Seal ask the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation to address this critical issue as a matter of emergency.'
Business in the House of Lords currently involves a mixture of peers speaking in the chamber and contributing from home in response to Covid-19 restrictions and social distancing requirements.
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