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The House of Commons on Tuesday night approved measures announced by the government of Boris Johnson to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, although dozens of MPs voted against some of them.
In the most controversial of the measures, the adoption of vaccination certificates for entering areas with large crowds, 96 Conservative MPs opposed the government proposals, in one of the largest parliamentary “riots” that have been recorded. They argue that the measure restricts citizens’ freedoms, despite the fact that a negative rapid test is also allowed.
Although the measure passed with 369 votes in favor and 126 against, as it was supported by the Labor of the official opposition, British political commentators estimate that the size of the rebellion, much larger than expected, could even prove to be a harbinger of Boris’s internal party controversy. Johnson.
It is noted that the 96 deputies far exceed the autonomy of the 40 seats on which Mr. Johnson is based in Parliament.
Deputies also approved the measure of mandatory vaccination of front-line staff in the NHS public health system, albeit with considerable insurgency within the ruling party.
The extension of the mandatory use of the mask to more enclosed spaces, with the exception of restaurants, was also approved by a comfortable majority, while the isolation measure for those who come into contact with Omicron cases with a daily rapid test for seven days was passed without a vote. fully vaccinated.
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