The UK government is pressing ahead with plans to make vaccination passports mandatory in English nightclubs from the autumn. There had been speculation, amidst pressure from politicians and the industry, that the government would drop the plans. But on Tuesday the prime minister’s official spokesman said the government’s plans remained in place. “We set out broadly our intention to require our vaccination for nightclubs and some other settings and we’ll be coming forward in the coming weeks with details for that,” he said. The plans were first announced by vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi back in July, who said that a negative COVID-19 test would soon “no longer be sufficient.” The only current government mandates around vaccination status are more stringent quarantine rules for unvaccinated travellers returning from certain countries. From Nov. 11, however, care home workers will need to provide proof of double vaccination or face the sack. The nightclub …