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| Senior govt minister blasts Tory MP who urged anti-vaxxers to ‘persist,’ demands immediate apology | Senior govt minister blasts Tory MP who urged anti-vaxxers to ‘persist,’ demands immediate apology |
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| A senior cabinet minister has demanded an apology from a Tory colleague, an MP who told anti-vaccine campaigners to “persist” in their struggle, and who suggested NHS Covid-19 figures are being manipulated. | A senior cabinet minister has demanded an apology from a Tory colleague, an MP who told anti-vaccine campaigners to “persist” in their struggle, and who suggested NHS Covid-19 figures are being manipulated. |
| Speaking on Thursday, Michael Gove, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, told Sky News that MP Sir Desmond Swayne was “completely out of order” to urge anti-vaxxers to "persist" in their campaign against Covid-19 restrictions and vaccines. | Speaking on Thursday, Michael Gove, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, told Sky News that MP Sir Desmond Swayne was “completely out of order” to urge anti-vaxxers to "persist" in their campaign against Covid-19 restrictions and vaccines. |
| “I’m sure that he will be very clear that it was a serious mistake and an apology will be forthcoming,” Gove added. | “I’m sure that he will be very clear that it was a serious mistake and an apology will be forthcoming,” Gove added. |
| On Wednesday evening, Swayne, a former aide to Prime Minister David Cameron, told Sky News that he would not be making any such apology for his actions. | On Wednesday evening, Swayne, a former aide to Prime Minister David Cameron, told Sky News that he would not be making any such apology for his actions. |
| In footage recently obtained from an interview in November with Save our Rights UK, a group that asserts vaccines are dangerous, Swayne repeatedly tells the organisation to “persist” in its efforts, and claims National Health Service (NHS) figures are “manipulated.” | In footage recently obtained from an interview in November with Save our Rights UK, a group that asserts vaccines are dangerous, Swayne repeatedly tells the organisation to “persist” in its efforts, and claims National Health Service (NHS) figures are “manipulated.” |
| “It seems to be a manageable risk, particularly as figures have been manipulated... We're told there is a deathly, deadly pandemic proceeding at the moment,” the MP commented. | “It seems to be a manageable risk, particularly as figures have been manipulated... We're told there is a deathly, deadly pandemic proceeding at the moment,” the MP commented. |
| "As the last [House of Commons] Speaker used to say, [John] Bercow, he'd say 'Persist! Persist!' That's my advice – persist.” | "As the last [House of Commons] Speaker used to say, [John] Bercow, he'd say 'Persist! Persist!' That's my advice – persist.” |
| Gove’s comment comes as the UK rolls out its world-leading vaccination programme, with more than seven million people having already received the jab. | Gove’s comment comes as the UK rolls out its world-leading vaccination programme, with more than seven million people having already received the jab. |
| Research published this week by YouGov suggests that the UK is the most pro-vaccine nation in the world, with 81 percent of people saying they would be happy to get the jab. | Research published this week by YouGov suggests that the UK is the most pro-vaccine nation in the world, with 81 percent of people saying they would be happy to get the jab. |
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