PMQs RECAP: Boris Johnson faces grilling amid rebellion over Covid plans
The Prime Minister is under intense pressure after 100 backbenchers defied him on the issue which has come to define his premiership – the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The scale of the rebellion – the biggest suffered by Mr Johnson – came as a surprise to the Tory leadership and followed a personal appeal by the Prime Minister to his MPs at a meeting just an hour before the vote.
Nearly a third of his MPs voted against the introduction of mandatory Covid passes in nightclubs and large venues.
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As well as facing questions regarding Covid restrictions that came into force in England, Boris Johnson will likely face questions over the latest on Downing Street.
As well as reports that officials were urged to leave through the backdoor, a photograph emerged in the Daily Mirror of a previously reported party held by Tory mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey’s campaign team on December 14 last year.
Furthermore, a report has emerged that an alarm was set off during an alleged Downing Street party, leading to the police attending to check for a security breach.
A report has revealed that a senior official urged staff to leave Number 10 ‘by the back door’ during a party last Christmas breaching lockdown rules.
The Prime Minister is under intense pressure after 100 backbenchers defied him on the issue which has come to define his premiership – the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The unrest on the Tory benches could also make it politically harder for the Government to introduce new restrictions in England if the Omicron wave of coronavirus proves as dangerous as Mr Johnson’s scientific advisers fear.