British MP Rosie Winterton announced votes on the introduction of COVID-19 passes in England, a requirement for frontline health and social care workers to be vaccinated, and a mask mandate expansion, respectively
After a day of frenzied failed lobbying, Johnson was handed the biggest rebellion against his government so far by his party over measures he said were necessary to curb the spread of the new Omicron variant.
Rebelling lawmakers said the vote was a warning shot that he needed to change how the government was operating, or he would face a leadership challenge. Among those voting against the government was lawmaker Louie French who was only elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament at the start of the month, while media reported that former Prime Minister Theresa May was among 17 others who abstained.
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