UK parliament may be recalled to vote on further Covid curbs, says minister

Grant Shapps says stricter measures would necessitate recall, amid disquiet in wake of Tory rebellion

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Any further measures to limit the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus would lead to a recall of the House of Commons for a vote, the cabinet minister Grant Shapps has said.

After disquiet among backbenchers over plans for vaccine certificates led to a rebellion by 99 Conservative MPs on Tuesday, Shapps told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that he believed the precautions now in pace would be enough to keep Omicron under control.

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