The pair are both running political campaigns ahead of next Thursday’s elections, pledging to stand on an anti-lockdown platform. Accusing the Government of unnecessarily restricting peoples’ freedoms, both are demanding an end to emergency coronavirus legislation.
Mr Fox’s Reclaim Party has entered an electoral pact with Reform UK, supporting each other in London.
While the former actor is running for Mayor with the endorsement of Reform UK, Mr Fox has told his supporters to vote for Mr Tice’s party in the London assembly ballot.
The pair have also now entered a new pact, pledging to buy a pub together.
Its central premise will be to shun Government guidelines on Covid.
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Mr Fox said: “Richard and I cannot wait to open an establishment that will pride itself on not asking for vaccine passports, not demand mask-wearing and continue to serve its customers without any restrictions.”
Mr Fox’s manifesto for London Mayor states he will end the mandatory mask-wearing in indoor spaces and will reject Covid passports.
The London Mayor does not have the power to abolish rules on mask-wearing, but Mr Fox has been critical of Sadiq Khan for not opposing the Government’s emergency legislation.
Launching his campaign last month with a double-decker battle bus parade, Mr Fox criticised the incumbent’s response to the pandemic.
He said: “Someone needs to unlock London now, and I can tell you one thing: Sadiq Khant. And Sadiq Won’t.
“Sadiq Khan is ashamed to be British.”
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Covid passports are currently not necessary in pubs, with a Government review on whether to introduce such a system currently being conducted.
It is thought ministers might make it optional for pubs to demand evidence of a coronavirus vaccine or a negative test upon entry.
The final results of the review are due to be published next month.
Mr Fox’s anti-lockdown campaign has so far failed to cut through in polling.
With less than two weeks to go until election day, surveys indicate the actor could end up with as little as one percent of the vote.
A ComRes poll published last Wednesday put Mr Fox tied on the low figure with parody candidate Count BinFace.
It suggested Mr Kahn would easily win a second term in office with 61 percent of the vote in the second round of voting.
More than 1,000 adults in London were surveyed online between April 13 and April 19 for the poll.
