Some of the papers feature stories on Covid passports and compulsory vaccination in the wake of tech firms such as Google requiring staff to be fully jabbed before returning to the office. "Get the vacc or face the sack" is Metro's headline, reporting that ministers are "looking carefully" at whether new employment laws are needed.
"No jab, no job" is the Daily's Mail's take on the story, which says Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has backed the ultimatum by businesses in the US as a "smart policy". The paper says ministers have also been accused of introducing vaccine passports "by stealth" after the NHS app was "quietly tweaked" to include certification which can be used to prove vaccination status at venues.
"Get the vacc or risk the sack" is Metro's headline, after the foreign secretary also said he was sympathetic to vaccine passports at work.
But vegans could be exempted from any such rules, according to the Daily Telegraph, after ethical veganism was deemed a "protected characteristic" at a tribunal last year.
A law firm tells the paper some vegans may disagree with jabs, on the basis they will inevitably have been tested on animals.
The Daily Mail reports ministers have been accused of introducing vaccine passports "by stealth", after tweaking the NHS app to include "domestic" certification.
It adds ministers have signed a 12-month Covid passport contract with a technology company called Entrust, raising concerns about how long we will be forced to have the pass on our phones.
Covid passports revolt: More than FIFTY Tory MPs are ready to vote against 'misguided' scheme after Government is accused of introducing them 'by stealth' by quietly updating NHS app
More than 50 Tory MPs are prepared to vote against the government's ''misguided' vaccine passport plan and said they are 'horrified' by the possible curbs on individual freedoms. Boris Johnson had announced that certificates proving double vaccinations will be needed to enter nightclubs and other venues from the end of September. But many Conservatives are prepared to rebel against the proposals, with as many as 50 MPs threatening to vote against them if they go to a vote. One senior Tory MP said there is 'almost universal objection' in the party, with South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay branding the passports a 'massive change to the relationship between the state and the individual' that would be a 'very dangerous step.' Wellingborough MP Peter Bone said mandatory vaccine passports would create a 'two-class society' by 'identity papers by the back door'. It comes after the government was today accused of introducing passports by stealth after the NHS App was updated with 'domestic' and 'travel' options for Britons to prove their vaccination status.
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There is concern, the Telegraph says, because as many as a fifth of health workers in some areas are yet to have a jab.
A Whitehall source said conversations were at an early stage.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-57296743
Some of the papers feature stories on Covid passports and compulsory vaccination in the wake of tech firms such as Google requiring staff to be fully jabbed before returning to the office. "Get the vacc or face the sack" is Metro's headline, reporting that ministers are "looking carefully" at whether new employment laws are needed.
"No jab, no job" is the Daily's Mail's take on the story, which says Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has backed the ultimatum by businesses in the US as a "smart policy". The paper says ministers have also been accused of introducing vaccine passports "by stealth" after the NHS app was "quietly tweaked" to include certification which can be used to prove vaccination status at venues.
"Get the vacc or risk the sack" is Metro's headline, after the foreign secretary also said he was sympathetic to vaccine passports at work.
But vegans could be exempted from any such rules, according to the Daily Telegraph, after ethical veganism was deemed a "protected characteristic" at a tribunal last year.
A law firm tells the paper some vegans may disagree with jabs, on the basis they will inevitably have been tested on animals.
The Daily Mail reports ministers have been accused of introducing vaccine passports "by stealth", after tweaking the NHS app to include "domestic" certification.
It adds ministers have signed a 12-month Covid passport contract with a technology company called Entrust, raising concerns about how long we will be forced to have the pass on our phones.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-58020875
More than 50 Tory MPs are prepared to vote against the government's ''misguided' vaccine passport plan and said they are 'horrified' by the possible curbs on individual freedoms. Boris Johnson had announced that certificates proving double vaccinations will be needed to enter nightclubs and other venues from the end of September. But many Conservatives are prepared to rebel against the proposals, with as many as 50 MPs threatening to vote against them if they go to a vote. One senior Tory MP said there is 'almost universal objection' in the party, with South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay branding the passports a 'massive change to the relationship between the state and the individual' that would be a 'very dangerous step.' Wellingborough MP Peter Bone said mandatory vaccine passports would create a 'two-class society' by 'identity papers by the back door'. It comes after the government was today accused of introducing passports by stealth after the NHS App was updated with 'domestic' and 'travel' options for Britons to prove their vaccination status.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9841249/More-50-Tory-MPs-prepared-vote-AGAINST-misguided-Covid-passports.html
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/vegans-exempt-compulsory-covid-vaccinations-090703957.html
A tip, swerve McDonalds at lunchtime.
Quite eye opening reading back on peoples thoughts.