Nadhim Zahawi squirmed in the Commons today as he was hammered by Tory MPs over 'unsupportable, coercive and discriminatory' plans for Covid passports. Faced with barbs that he was talking 'rubbish' and did not really back the policy, Mr Zahawi admitted that it caused him 'pain' to 'curtail people's freedoms'. The Government has confirmed it wants to introduce vaccine passports for nightclubs by the end of September. Mr Zahawi tried to lighten the mood of the chamber by referring to Michael Gove's recent antics in a Scottish nightclub. Liberal Democrat Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland), who secured the urgent question, called on the Government to hold a vote on Covid vaccine passports.

Source: Daily Mail September 08, 2021 14:30 UTC