In spite of a last-minute plea from Boris Johnson to the 1922 committee, exactly one hundred Tory backbenchers voted against the government on the introduction of Covid certification passes. With Labour announcing in advance that they would support Sajid Javid in implementing the so-called ‘Plan B’ measures, it was obvious that they would always pass.
But few were expecting such a large Tory revolt, with audible gasps being heard when the tellers read out the result. The rebellion was nearly twice as large as the previous biggest revolt of Johnson’s administration in December 2020, also on Covid and the introduction of tier restrictions. For context, some 118 Tory MPs voted against Theresa May on the first meaningful vote.
With the measure passing by 369 votes to 126, below is a list of every MP who voted for Covid certification passes. You can see the corresponding list for all those who voted for the measure here.
Conservatives (payroll-vote):
1. Steve Double (teller)
2. Michael Tomlinson (teller)
3. Nigel Adams
4. Bim Afolami
5. Lucy Allan
6. Stuart Andrew
7. Sarah Atherton
8. Gareth Bacon
9. Kemi Badenoch
10. Steve Barclay
11. Saqib Bhatti
12. Suella Braverman
13. Jack Brereton
14. Sara Britcliffe
15. Felicity Buchan
16. Conor Burns
17. James Cartlidge
18. Maria Caulfield
19. Alex Chalk
20. Jo Churchill
21. Simon Clarke
22. Chris Clarkson
23. James Cleverly
24. Dr Therese Coffey
25. Alberto Costa
26. Robert Courts
27. Claire Coutinho
28. Virginia Crosbie
29. David T C Davies
30. Mims Davies
31. Sarah Dines
32. Leo Docherty
33. Nadine Dorries
34. Oliver Dowden
35. Flick Drummond
36. Ruth Edwards
37. Michael Ellis
38. Natalie Elphicke
39. George Eustice
40. Katherine Fletcher
41. Mark Fletcher
42. Vicky Ford
43. Kevin Foster
44. Lucy Frazer
45. George Freeman
46. Mike Freer
47. Peter Gibson
48. John Glen
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