Boris Johnson has suffered the largest rebellion since he became Prime Minister as nearly 100 Tory MPs voted against measures which would usher in the mandatory use of Covid passes.
The new measures passed the Commons thanks to the support of Labour, but the PM’s attempts to quell a rebellion on his own backbenches failed as a large number of his MPs defied the whip to vote against him on the issue of the passes, which have also been known as vaccine passports.
And Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, treasurer of the 1922 Committee said a leadership challenge next year had “got to be on the cards” if the PM did not change his approach.
Other measures under the Government’s Plan B also cleared the Commons, but the vote on Covid passes will be seen as a blow to Mr Johnson’s authority after a challenging week for the PM.
Some 96 Conservative MPs voted against the Covid pass regulations for England.
Two Tory MPs also acted as tellers for the noes.
While 369 MPs backed the move, giving a majority of 243.
Before Tuesday, the biggest rebellion Mr Johnson had faced was in December 2020, against the strengthening of Covid-19 tier restrictions in England.
Then, a total of 55 Conservative MPs voted against the Government. This includes the two MPs who acted as tellers for the noes.
Which MPs voted against Plan B rules for England?
- Jackie Doyle Price, Conservative MP for Thurrock, Teller for the Noes
- Philip Hollobone, Conservative MP for Kettering, Teller for the Noes
Conservatives
- Adam Afriyie, Windsor
- Lee Anderson, Ahsfield
- Shaun Bailey, West Bromwich West
- Siobhan Baillie, Stroud
- Steve Baker, Wycombe
- Harriett Baldwin, West Worcestershire
- John Baron, Basildon and Billericay
- Scott Benton, Blackpool South
- Bob Blackman, Harrow East
- Peter Bone, Wellingborough
- Ben Bradley, Mansfield
- Karen Bradley, Staffordshire Moorlands
- Sir Graham Brady, Altrincham and Sale West
- Andrew Bridgen, North West Leicestershire
- Steve Brine, Winchester
- Miriam Cates, Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Sir Christopher Chope, Christchurch
- Brendan Clarke-Smith, Bassetlaw
- Sir Geoffrey Clinton-Brown, The Cotswolds
- Tracey Crouch, Chatham and Aylesford
- Philip Davies, Shipley
- David Davis, Haltemprice and Howden
- Dehenna Davison, Bishop Auckland
- Johnathan Djanogly, Huntingdon
- Richard Drax, South Dorset
- Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Chingford and Woodford Green
- Tobias Ellwood, Bournemouth East
- Dr Luke Evans, Bosworth
- Dr Liam Fox, North Somerset
- Louie French, Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Richard Fuller, North East Bedfordshire
- Marcus Fysh, Yeovil
- Nusrat Ghani, Wealden
- Jo Gideon, Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Chris Grayling, Epsom and Ewell
- Chris Green, Bolton West
- Damian Green, Ashford
- James Grundy, Leigh
- Robert Halfon, Harlow
- Stephen Hammond, Wimbledon
- Mark Harper, Forest of Dean
- John Hayes, South Holland and The Deepings
- Adam Holloway, Gravesham
- Tom Hunt, Ipswich
- Mark Jenkinson, Workington
- David Jones, Clwyd West
- Simon Jupp, East Devon
- Alicia Kearns, Rutland and Melton
- Julian Knight, Solihull
- Sir Greg Knight, East Yorkshire
- Robert Largan, High Peak
- Andrea Leadsom, South Northamptonshire
- Sir Edward Leigh, Gainsborough
- Andrew Lewer, Northampton South
- Dr Julian Lewis, New Forest East
- Chris Loder, West Dorset
- Mark Logan, Bolton North East
- Jonathan Lord, Woking
- Tim Loughton, East Worthing and Shoreham
- Craig Mackinlay, South Thanet
- Anthony Mangnall, Totnes
- Karl McCartney, Lincoln
- Stephen McPartland, Stevenage
- Esther McVey, Tatton
- Stephen Metcalfe, South Basildon and East Thurrock
- Damien Moore, Southport
- Robbie Moore, Keighley
- Anne Marie Morris, Newton Abbot
- Holly Mumby-Croft, Scunthorpe
- Sir Robert Neill, Bromley and Chislehurst
- Dr Matthew Offord, Hendon
- Mark Pawsey, Rugby
- Sir Mike Penning, Hemel Hempstead
- John Penrose, Weston-Super-Mare
- Andrew Percy, Brigg and Goole
- Tom Randall, Gedling
- John Redwood, Wokingham
- Laurence Robertson, Tewkesbury
- Andrew Rosindell, Romford
- Gary Sambrook, Birmingham, Northfield
- Bob Seely, Isle of Wight
- Greg Smith, Buckingham
- Henry Smith, Crawley
- Dr Ben Spencer, Runnymede and Weybridge
- Jane Stevenson, Wolverhampton North East
- John Stevenson, Carlisle
- Julian Sturdy, York Outer
- Sir Robert Syms, Poole
- Derek Thomas, St Ives
- Craig Tracey, North Warwickshire
- Tom Tugendhat, Tonbridge and Malling
- Theresa Villiers, Chipping Barnet
- Christian Wakeford, Bury South
- Sir Charles Walker, Broxbourne
- David Warburton, Somerton and Frome
- Giles Watling, Clacton
- William Wragg, Hazel Grove
DUP
- Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson, Lagan Valley
- Paul Girvan, South Antrim
- Carla Lockhart, Upper Bann
- Ian Paisley, North Antrim
- Jim Shannon, Strangford
- Sammy Wilson, East Antrim
Green Party
- Caroline Lucas, Brighton, Pavilion
Independent
- Jeremy Corbyn, Islington North
- Rob Roberts, Delyn
Labour
- Diane Abbott, Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Apsana Begum, Poplar and Limehouse
- Dawn Butler, Brent Central
- Emma Lewell-Buck, South Shields
- Clive Lewis, Norwich South
- Rebecca Long Bailey, Salford and Eccles
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Streatham
- Graham Stringer, Blackley and Broughton
Liberal Democrat
- Alistair Carmichael, Orkney and Shetland
- Wendy Chamberlain, North East Fife
- Daisy Cooper, St Albans
- Tim Farron, Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Sarah Green, Chesham and Amersham
- Wera Hobhouse, Bath
- Christine Jardine, Edinburgh West
- Layla Moran, Oxford West and Abingdon
- Sara Olney, Richmond Park
- Munira Wilson, Twickenham
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