Boris Johnson faces revolt over forcing through Covid measures
by Toby Helm Political editor from on (#58K1V)
Amendment calling for votes on new restrictions is winning cross-party support
Boris Johnson is facing a massive parliamentary revolt over the way he is imposing Covid-19 restrictions on the British people without first consulting MPs - amid new signs that confidence in his leadership is collapsing in the Conservative party and across the country.
An extraordinary cross-party backlash against Johnson's rule by diktat" from Downing Street was taking shape on Saturday - ahead of a key vote on Wednesday - as a new poll by Opinium for the Observer showed Labour has overtaken the Tories for the first time since Keir Starmer became leader in April.
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