Boris Johnson is facing yet another Tory rebellion after a minister said vaccine passports could be introduced in a variety of contexts, including sporting and business events, music venues, festivals and potentially churches and other places of worship – in addition to nightclubs.
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Making a statement in the Commons, Nadhim Zahawi, the vaccines minister, confirmed the plans, telling MPs: “At the end of September, we plan to make full vaccination a condition of entry to those high-risk settings where large crowds gather and interact”.Â
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