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MPs oppose ‘divisive’ passports
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and veteran Tory Iain Duncan Smith are among more than 70 MPs to launch a campaign opposing Covid passports. The cross-party group said any demand to prove vaccination status to access jobs, businesses or services would be “divisive and discriminatory”. Pilot schemes for Covid certification checks are expected at the FA Cup final, World Snooker Championships and Brit Awards.
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What the Welsh Government says about introducing vaccine passports for pubs and travel abroad
A cross-party group of MPs has launched a campaign against the proposals and have described the passports as divisive and discriminatory
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By Jennifer Scott
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Demanding a Covid passport as proof of a jab or test to access jobs or services is dangerous, discriminatory and counterproductive , opponents say.
Baroness Chakrabarti warned the passports risked creating a checkpoint Britain as more than 70 MPs railed against their use in England.
Labour s Jeremy Corbyn and senior Tory Iain Duncan Smith are among a broad coalition who pledged their opposition.
The government said no final decision had been made on Covid passports.
But a series of Covid passport trials are being planned to test their use in different venues, the Daily Telegraph reported.
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