Fury over vaccine passports as MPs call for them to be ruled out for funerals amid rumours they will not be needed to enter pubs
MPs last night called for vaccine passports to be ruled out for funerals as a minister hinted they will not be imposed on pubs. In a letter to Health Secretary Sajid Javid, the all-party group on funerals and bereavement said mourners should not be required to prove their vaccine status. Chairman Sir John Hayes urged Mr Javid to recognise the 'unique and vital nature' of funerals. He suggested that weddings and baptisms should also be exempt. In a letter to Health Secretary Sajid Javid , the all-party group on funerals and bereavement said mourners should not be required to prove their vaccine status Meanwhile, Education Minister Gillian Keegan said vaccine passports were unlikely to be introduced in pubs. She said the scheme was being examined for nightclubs and some other crowded events, but was 'not under consideration at the moment' for pubs. Downing Street has said it will bring forward legislation next month to mandate vaccine passports in nightclubs and certain