Measure comes into force on Wednesday and was passed despite many Tories voting against

MPs have backed Covid passes being required at nightclubs and large venues across England, as dozens of Tories rebelled against the government’s “plan B” winter Covid measures to tackle the spread of the Omicron variant.

The prime minister made a last-ditch call for his backbenchers to support the move in a private meeting an hour before the first vote, and managed to win over a few.

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