Britain's vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi squirmed in the Commons as he was hammered by Tory MPs over 'unsupportable, coercive and discriminatory' plans for Covid passports.
The vaccines minister was assailed by a host of his own side as he answered an urgent question on the proposals for using certification in nightclubs and other venues.
The Government has confirmed it wants to introduce vaccine passports for nightclubs, an idea which has previously been met with criticism from MPs in both main parties, by the end of September.
Conservative William Wragg (Hazel Grove) said: “What a load of rubbish.
“I don’t believe (Mr Zahawi) believes a word of what he’s just uttered because I remember him very persuasively stating my position – which we shared at the time – that this measure would be discriminatory and yet he’s sent to the despatch box to defend the indefensible.
“This is a needless fight that we seem prepared to have in this House over the issue, it’s completely unnecessary.”
Sir Desmond Swayne, a Tory former minister, pondered: “Isn’t the super-spreader event the spread of a liberal discriminatory and coercive policy from this despatch box?”
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