Nadhim Zahawi has faced calls to be sacked in the last 24 hours, as the Under-Secretary of State for the deployment of the Covid-19 vaccine was found to have gone back on his word regarding the rollout of vaccine passports.
Back in January 2021 Zahawi had responded to a tweet by the Telegraph discussing vaccine passports being trialled by thousands of Britons.
The 54-year-old responded to that story by saying it wouldn’t be happening.
He said: “We have no plans to introduce vaccine passports. We have vaccinated, as of yesterday, 2,431,648 first dose and 412,167 second dose.
“No one has been given or will be required to have a vaccine passport”.
.We have no plans to introduce vaccine passports. We have vaccinated, as of yesterday, 2,431,648 first dose and 412,167 second dose. No one has been given or will be required to have a vaccine passport. @NHSuk @Emily_JR_Lawson
— Nadhim Zahawi (@nadhimzahawi) January 12, 2021
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