The Covid-19 regulations which enforce the rules on gatherings in England were backed by MPs with a majority of 270
Mr Johnson is facing anger from his backbenches (Image)
Boris Johnson was spared an embarrassing defeat for his coronavirus regulations at the hands of furious Tory rebels on the day of his party conference speech.
Furious Tory MPs’ bid to humiliate Mr Johnson failed on Tueday after just 17 MPs voted to reject the measures, which also included scrutiny of the lockdown measures already in place on Merseyside.
The Covid-19 regulations which enforce the rules on gatherings in England were backed by MPs with a majority of 270.
12 Conservatives voted against the measures, alongside 5 DUP members.
The regulations are already in force, with the motion simply offering a retrospective vote on it. But a slew of Tories indicated they would abstain rather than support it, using the debate before hand to attack Government ministers over the scope of the rules.
But the Government was also accused of running scared after a vote on the 10pm curfew for pubs and restaurants widely expected tomorrow night was quietly delayed.
Dozens of Tory rebels had been threatening to vote against the order that all pubs, bars and restaurants in England must close amid claims that it is not grounded in scientific evidence.
