Boris Johnson’s announcement on Monday that Covid passports could be introduced for mass events from September did not got down well with Tory MPs. At least 42 of them have signed a cross-party Big Brother Watch declaration against ‘Covid status certification to deny individuals access to general services, businesses or jobs’ in recent months, with Labour’s decision yesterday to oppose Johnson’s plans meaning he could well lost a vote on the subject. Sir Iain Duncan Smith decried the move as ‘without logic’ while David Davis bemoaned the government’s efforts to ‘try to coerce people.’
And now to add insult to injury, Tory officials have confirmed that the hated passports will be required at Conservative Party conference in October – despite reports of MPs threatening to boycott the event. According to MailOnline, proof of two jabs will be required to attend the annual blue rinse shindig, held this year in Manchester. The
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