Prime Minister Boris Johnson has fended off the largest Tory rebellion during his premiership with the support of Labour on mandatory NHS COVID Passes for nightclubs and large venues. Among the 320 Conservative MPs who voted on the measure, almost one-third (96) voted against it, substantially higher than was expected. Labour is the only opposition party that supported the mandate, with 142 MPs voting for the measure and eight against. Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, treasurer of the 1922 Committee, said the prime minister must now realise that he needs to consult MPs before bringing measures to the Commons, and that some members of the party would be thinking it was time for a change. Speaking to Sky News, he said he was “very surprised” by the size of the rebellion, adding it “shows quite a major division within the party.” “I think now the prime minister’s really got to think very carefully …