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PRIME Minister Boris Johnson is facing a renewed backlash within his party over the “threat” of domestic vaccine passports.
Andrew Bridgen, one of 43 Conservative MPs to sign a declaration opposing vaccine passports, said Parliament should be recalled from its summer recess to debate the proposal.
Conservative grandee Sir David Lidington added his voice to growing numbers in the Tory Party who are concerned about the prospect of vaccine passports.
The former Cabinet minister told Times Radio that introducing a “government certificate of approval” to access certain events would set a “dangerous precedent.”
Mr Johnson has announced that he intends to change the rules in September so that only those who are fully vaccinated can attend nightclubs.
The move is designed to increase the take-up of vaccination among young people.
But Mr Johnson has warned Mr Bridgen that he faced an “embarrassing defeat” if he put the “authoritarian” proposal to a vote in the Commons.
Labour shadow environment secretary Luke Pollard said that the party was “very cautious” about domestic Covid-19 passports, with leader Sir Keir Starmer ruling out supporting them for use in “everyday life,” setting up the possibility of a government defeat on the policy.
