A group of 99 Conservative Party members voted against a portion of the Prime Minister’s plan, intended to stem the progress of the Omicron variant. If the sanitary measures have been adopted thanks to the support of Labor, this rebellion isolates a little more the head of the government, already weakened by a series of scandals.
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Things do not arrange for Boris Johnson, whose popularity is in free fall after a series of fake pitch and polemics, in recent weeks. The British Prime Minister is now defied by his own camp: Tuesday, December 14, 99 Conservative members dared to vote in the House of Commons against a portion of his “Plan B” to counter the dazzling advance of the Omicron variant in the country.
This plan has certainly been adopted because it was supported by the Labor opposition members, but it’s the most considerable Tory Rebellion since Mr. Johnson entered 10 Downing Street in July 2019, and the sign of a serious crisis of authority. Tuesday night, this vote felt more beautiful rumors of a possible internal race for applications to replace Mr. Johnson at the head of the party, and therefore the government.
The sanitary measures subject to the vote were however moderate compared to those taken in other countries. But the right wing of the Conservative Party, very “libertarian”, had made it a question of principle. The Élus Tory rebelled against the obligation of the vaccinal passport to access large gatherings and nightclubs, and, to a lesser extent, against the mandatory vaccination of hospital staff.
Succession of Bévues
Bob Sely, elected from the island of Wight, “said” tired “” ridiculous extrapolations “scientists advising the government. His colleague Richard Drax, elected South Dorset, found “bad” government measures, “It’s time to put the fear of side and let people live their lives”. “The Covid-19 will still be there for many years, it is unthinkable that, every fall, we limit the quality of life of our fellow citizens just by security”, said, for its part, Andrea Lessom, former secretary state of Theresa May and Mr. Johnson.
The numbers and the alarming of the government did nothing. Omicron Variant Infections doubled on three days in the United Kingdom. This form of SARS-COV-2 is taking precedence over the Variant Delta in London. Downing Street Redoute 1 million infections at the end of December. Boris Johnson talked about a “tidal reset” in the coming weeks. Sajid Javid, the British Minister of Health, insisted on Tuesday, before the votes, on the need to “act now”, calling the advance of Omicron of “serious threat”. “Infections are progressing so fast that we are repeating hospitalizations to increase substantially even before the measures adopted have an impact”.
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