Covid: MPs back all ‘plan B’ measures amid huge Tory rebellion
Seven former ministers were among the Tory rebels on the first vote, it was claimed.
Seven former ministers were among the Tory rebels on the first vote, it was claimed.
Dozens of Tory MPs are likely to rebel against Boris Johnson’s new Covid restrictions to tackle the Omicron variant.
"Imagine looking at the state of Brexit & thinking ‘I’m going to trust Brexit hard man Steve Baker’s understanding of viruses over virologists’." wrote James O'Brien.
“I think the silence does speak volumes.”
Foreign Office files show former PM wrongly told the Commons flight BA149 landed before the Iraqi invasion had begun.
The prime minister’s working majority of around 80 MPs was slashed to 26, with the former justice secretary urging ministers to "look again" at the issue.
It comes on the back of a challenging week for the prime minister.
“Two years here is more than enough to know the difference between right and wrong," the newly elected Conservative MP for Bolsover said.
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