No10 refuses to rule out making people prove they are double-jabbed to get into PUBS
No10 today refused to rule out making people prove they are double-jabbed to get into pubs - as Tory rebels vowed to fight Boris Johnson's 'disgusting' threat to restrict access to nightclubs.
The PM faces a furious backlash from MPs and civil liberties campaigners after delivering an ultimatum to young people about the shape of the rules from September at a press briefing last night.
And pushed on whether the prospective edict could apply to bars as well Downing Street merely said it will 'use the coming weeks to look at the evidence'.
Former Supreme Court justice Lord Sumption said the move was 'completely unnecessary' given the high rates of vaccine take-up across the UK.
Scientist Carl Heneghan suggested it is the thin end of the wedge, saying if the government is worried about 'crowded spaces' they will end up demanding medical evidence to board the Tube.
And Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery, who chaired the ethics advisory board for NHSx on its contact tracing app, warned that ministers need to be wary about 'where incentive meets coercion'. Critics also pointed out that being vaccinated is not a guarantee people do not have coronavirus, with around 40 per cent of hospital cases having been jabbed.
Tory MP Charles Walker declared he will vote against the plan if it comes to the Commons after the summer recess. 'It will start with nightclubs and then quickly move on to other parts of the hospitality sector,' he told BBC Radio 4's World at One.
Another senior lockdown-sceptic told MailOnline there are 'likely' to be enough Tory rebels. But they stressed a revolt would be 'pointless' unless Labour lines up against the measures.
'It's all about Keir Starmer... unless Labour go through the division lobbies in opposition it will happen,' the MP said.
The MP said the PM's was using a 'disgusting' tactic to pressure young people to get jabs. 'I am profoundly disgusted that a Conservative government is manipulating the public like this... it is awful,' they said.
Asked whether pubs could also be caught by the requirement, a No10 spokesman said: 'The Prime Minister talked about the sort of areas we were considering, and nightclubs are where there is significant evidence we have at the moment.
'But we're going to use the coming weeks to look at the evidence, particularly both in the UK and
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