MPs back Covid passes in England despite huge Tory rebellionon December 14, 2021 at 7:46 pm

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Nearly 100 Tory MPs defy Boris Johnson – but the measures become law thanks to Labour support.

But another, Sir Charles Walker, told the BBC that Tory MPs still backed the PM but the rebellion was a “cry of pain” over Covid passes, which they viewed as an attack on personal freedoms that would not halt the spread of Covid.

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