UK Covid live: Boris Johnson makes Scotland visit despite concerns over whether trip 'essential'

Latest updates: first minister Nicola Sturgeon ‘not ecstatic’ about PM’s visit, suggesting it doesn’t set good example for public amid Covid restrictions Covid cases in England ‘must fall faster to ease NHS pressure’Leading Paralympian says lockdown needs of disabled people ignoredCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 9.42am GMT Senior Tory Sir Desmond Swayne has been condemned as “completely out of order” by cabinet minister Michael Gove after claiming that Covid statistics have been “manipulated”.Sir Desmond, who represents New Forest West, was interviewed by a US anti-vaccine campaigner and urged an anti-lockdown group to persist with their efforts, suggesting official data should not be trusted, according to PA media.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. That is difficult to reconcile with ICUs (intensive care units) actually operating at typical occupation levels for the time of year and us bouncing round at the typical level of deaths for the time of year."Just saying that he's wrong is nowhere near enough".Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner says Sir Desmond Swayne has "undermined the government's message" after he told anti-vaxxers to 'persist' against #COVID19 restrictions.More on this #exclusive https://t.co/K2nIdR0l24 pic.twitter.com/lXpkAkFoje 9.35am GMT Sir Jeremy Farrar, a Sage member, has warned that Covid vaccines must be made available around the world in an effort to keep cases down and prevent new mutations which could escape the effects of the jabs.He says that “vaccine nationalism” is a reality that “we have to avoid”. Vaccine nationalism is a reality that we have to avoid, the Wellcome Trust's Sir Jeremy Farrar tells @MishalHusainHe argues that getting vaccines to the world is the "moral and ethical" thing to do. #R4Today https://t.co/Nh56mCA0YJ pic.twitter.com/57Y0b8S2uo Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2021/jan/28/uk-covid-live-coronavirus-boris-johnson-scotland-nicola-sturgeon-vaccine-travel-quarantine-latest-updates #coronavirus #politics #uk_news #boris_johnson #scotland #nicola_sturgeon #nhs #infectious_diseases #health #conservatives