Keir Starmer considers whether to back ministers over Covid certificates
by Aubrey Allegretti Political correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#5G6HJ)
Labour leader must decide if he will support plan some Tory MPs have called divisive and discriminatory'
Keir Starmer is weighing up whether to support Covid status certificates in a vote within weeks for which he could lend the government crucial support to pass one of its most controversial coronavirus policies.
The Labour leader has been hesitant to endorse a proposal that would mean people would have to prove they had been vaccinated, had a recent negative test or antibodies from prior infection in order to access venues such as theatres and sports stadiums.
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