British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suffered his biggest parliamentary revolt since he came to power in 2019, after an unprecedented number of his own MPs snubbed his personal plea and voted against new measures to control the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Nevertheless, measures reimposing mandatory mask wearing and introducing vaccine passports for those seeking to attend large-scale public events attracting big crowds were adopted by the British Parliament, since the opposition Labour party sided with Johnson on these matters.
A notable exception was former Labour Party leader Jeremy corbyn, who voted against the new measures. He tweeted Tuesday:
"Tonight I will oppose both compulsory vaccines for NHS staff, and the introduction of vaccine passports. Both measures are counterproductive and will create division when we need cooperation and unity."
Despite the rising case numbers, hospitalizations and actual deaths have remained low.
Yet almost 100 MPs — just under a third of the ruling Conservative party’s total number of lawmakers — voted against their own government on Tuesday, dealing a heavy blow to the reputation of the Premier and raising the possibility of an outright challenge to his leadership early in the new year.
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