CAROLINE Lucas has voted against the introduction of the government’s Plan B Covid-19 rules, amid a huge Tory rebellion.

The Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion was one of 126 MPs that voted against the government’s plan.

However, parliament passed the Plan B Covid-19 rules, which involve regulations on face masks, isolation rules, Covid passes and compulsory vaccinations for healthcare workers.

A total of 99 Conservative MPs voted against the government, but the measure was passed by a majority of 243 largely down to Labour support.

After the vote, MP Caroline Lucas took to social media to explain her decision to vote against the new regulations.

“Vote on mandatory Covid passes won 369 to 126 but big Tory rebellion. Not v. comfortable sharing voting lobby with rebels, but my reasons for voting against mandatory passes are clear,” she said.

“They undermine trust and risk entrenching opposition. Vax should be done with community not to it.”

The vote means that from Wednesday, large venues must require customers to prove their Covid status before entry.

Covid passports will be required for access to:

• Nightclubs

• Indoor events with more than 500 attendees, such as music venues

• Outdoor settings with more than 4,000 people, such as music festivals

• All settings with more than 10,000 attendees, for example, sports stadiums.

On Tuesday, Caroline Lucas called on the government to provide more support for the hospitality sector to help with Covid-19 cancellations.

She said more must be done to help the sector in what is usually their busiest time of the year.

“It is absolutely vital that the Government offers hospitality businesses a lifeline so they know they can survive into the New Year and beyond,” she said.

“The hospitality sector has been through nearly two years of uncertainty and they’re now seeing mass cancellations at what is usually the busiest time of the year.

“The impact of this could be devastating for pubs and restaurants across the city.”

Prime Minister Boris Johnson also suffered the second-biggest rebellion of his leadership when MPs later voted on mandatory Covid vaccination for frontline NHS workers in England in order for them to remain in their jobs by April 2022.

Again, a Labour backing ensured the vote passed by 385 votes to 100 – but it included a rebellion of 61 Tory MPs.

MPs also approved the compulsory wearing of face coverings in most indoor locations.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the vote was a “very significant blow to the already damaged authority of the Prime Minister”.

Politicians also approved regulations to drop the requirement to isolate and instead do daily Covid tests for fully vaccinated people who are contacts of a positive coronavirus case.