{"id":111157,"date":"2021-04-02T11:39:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T11:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=111157"},"modified":"2021-04-02T11:39:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T11:39:56","slug":"come-off-the-fence-labours-lucy-powell-blasted-over-vaccine-passport-stance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/come-off-the-fence-labours-lucy-powell-blasted-over-vaccine-passport-stance\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Come off the fence!&#8217; Labour&#8217;s Lucy Powell blasted over vaccine passport stance"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Julia Hartley-Brewer tells Labour to &lsquo;come off the fence&rsquo;<\/h3>\n<p>When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they&#8217;ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time.<\/p>\n<p>Keir Starmer&#8217;s shadow business minister was shamed during an interview with radio host Julia Hartley-Brewer over Labour&#8217;s position on vaccine passports.&nbsp;Yesterday Boris Johnson hinted that some proof of vaccination could be used domestically to access entertainment venues and events in the near future. Ms Hartley-Brewer challenged Labour&#8217;s Lucy Powell on why her party was not able to &#8220;get off the fence&#8221; and pick a clear position on the policy.<\/p>\n<p>Asked by Ms Hartley-Brewer if vaccine passport were a &#8220;price too high&#8221; for return to normal, Ms Powell replied: &#8220;I think has Keir said earlier in the week it is a complex issue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I think he is right to say that is goes against some of our instincts and I think it goes against some of the science around community protection which is what the vaccine programme is ultimately about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, the Labour MP added: &#8220;If [vaccine passports] can help some of the larger events begin to happen sooner rather than later it is worth looking at.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How does someone have a vaccine passport for a large event but not for a small event?&#8221; <span>quizzed&nbsp;<\/span>Ms Hartley-Brewer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>JUST IN:&nbsp;<span>AstraZeneca warning: Clotting cases &#8216;confined to younger women&#8217; as new concerns emerge<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/Labour-news-Lucy-Powell-blasted-over-part-s-vaccine-passport-stance-1418265.jpg?r=1617362657735\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/Coronavirus-vaccine-passports-are-set-to-trailed-2984189.jpg?r=1617362657831\"><\/p>\n<p>The host continued: &#8220;I am horrified that the government is considering this.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am buoyed up that some many MPs are actually coming forward and say they oppose it and I was buoyed up that Kier Starmer at least started questioning it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But&nbsp;<span>why does the Labour Party find it so hard to come off the fence on this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;And just say this is ethically wrong, it is completely unBritish that is not how we do things.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Labour: Poll shows Conservative lead in &lsquo;Red Wall&rsquo;<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/Covid-Vaccinations-Live-2984144.jpg?r=1617362657946\"><\/p>\n<p>She added: &#8220;Why doesn&#8217;t Labour want to come off the fence and just say that?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span>It comes as more than 40 Tory MPs joined a cross-party campaign against the use of Covid passports for access to pubs and venues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Former Cabinet ministers including Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Esther McVey, Andrew Mitchell and Sir John Redwood signed the pledge along with a string of senior opposition figures&nbsp;<span>ex-Labour leader<span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>Jeremy Corbyn.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span>Mr Johnson is expected to lay out proposals for a vaccine passport trial on Easter Monday, with theatres and stadiums the first to test the scheme.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/Global-Coronavirus-Live-Tracker-2984176.jpg?r=1617362658019\"><\/p>\n<p><span>The vaccinated will be able to update details on the NHS Covid app, allowing venues to see that they have been given a jab against coronavirus.<\/span><span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Theatres and stadiums will be involved in the first vaccine certificates rollout, with pubs, restaurants, nightclubs and cinemas possibly taking it up later on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>From April 12, close to a dozen &ldquo;large events&rdquo; 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