The former Labour party leader told LBC's Tom Swarbrick that the move, contained within the Government's winter COVID Plan B, is wrong and will lead Britain down a "dodgy road" of compulsion and not encouragement. He went on to share similar concerns over plans to bring in vaccine passports which he said are a concerning development.

       Jeremy Corbyn said that he would not follow Labour's decision on Tuesday to back Plan B of the Government’s winter COVID plan which includes the implementation of vaccine passports at large events.

       Mr Corbyn said he did not think “it’s a particularly good idea” to bring in passports to prove vaccination status as he shared fears of where such a decision will lead to.

       Despite this he insisted wants to see a process where “we are asking people to recognise the severity and dangers of COVID”.

       While he insisted you achieve “far more” in public health through “cooperation and persuasion” than you by compulsion, which is what he argued results when COVID passports are phased in.

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       The former Labour leader also stressed he was “worried about the direction of travel” Britain is heading in the introduction of the passports.

       He went on to note what he branded as a “danger” whereby vaccines are being made compulsory for NHS staff.

       Mr Corbyn argued how testing was an “appropriate way of doing things” rather than forcing people to get jabbed in the health service.

       He said: “I think people ought to be vaccinated and take up the opportunity to get jabbed.

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