Sir Desmond Swayne, 64, gets vaccine after refusing to apologise for promoting vaccine sceptics

Tory MP Sir Desmond Swayne has had his coronavirus vaccination just weeks after he was accused of encouraging the anti-vax movement. The 64-year-old posted a picture on Twitter of him in jogging bottoms and a t-shirt while getting the jab from a nurse. He wrote this morning: ‘I’ve just had my jab: make sure you can get … Read more

Tory MP Sir Desmond Swayne admits he was wrong to say being gay was ‘gross and unnatural’

Conservative MP Sir Desmond Swayne has admitted he was wrong to say being gay was ‘gross and unnatural,’ in Parliament 20 years ago – pinning his outdated views on ‘intellectual laziness’.  The former senior aide to David Cameron previously voted against reducing the age of consent in the gay community from 18 to 16, while … Read more

Sir Desmond Swayne refuses to apologise over Covid claims

Tory MP Sir Desmond Swayne has refused to apologise for telling vaccine sceptics to ‘persist’ with their campaign against coronavirus lockdown restrictions, arguing he was unaware of their position on jabs. Michael Gove, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, told Sir Desmond to retract his remarks and apologise, condemning his Conservative colleague as ‘completely out of order’. … Read more

Conservative MP Sir Desmond Swayne says Britons will not tolerate another ‘absurd’ lockdown

Britons will refuse to live ‘like Troglodytes’ under indefinite lockdowns, says rebel Tory MP as he urges No 10 to focus on lowering hospital admissions MP for New Forest West described the current Covid-19 lockdown as ‘madness’ Sir Desmond Wayne said people are ‘going to have to rise up and bring it down’ Britain’s daily coronavirus … Read more