Read our privacy notice. Tory MP Sir Desmond Swayne was unrepentant today after he was told to apologise for allegedly suggesting hospital Covid figures were being “manipulated”.

Sir Desmond Swayne, who represents New Forest West, made up part of the 24-strong backbench rebellion over Boris Johnson's pandemic strategy.

Senior Tory Sir Desmond Swayne has been condemned as “completely out of order” by Cabinet minister Michael Gove after claiming that Covid-19 statistics have been “manipulated”.

Sir Desmond told Save Our Rights in November 2020 that the coronavirus risk seemed to be “manageable”, adding “particularly in the way that figures appear to have been manipulated”.

Sir Desmond Swayne was condemned by Labour over the astonishing brag after Canada's Prime Minister was exposed using dark make-up at least twice at fancy dress parties in his youth.

COVID vaccine passports would look like a form of 'coercion' to force Britons to get the antidote, playing in the hands of conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers, warned Sir Desmond Swayne.

Senior Tory Sir Desmond Swayne has been condemned as “completely out of order” by Cabinet minister Michael Gove after claiming that Covid-19 statistics have been “manipulated”.

Sir Desmond Swayne said in his blog that the majority of people who contacted him by email offered “opinions and helpful advice”.

New Forest West MP Sir Desmond Swayne said his constituency has “very low” infection rates of coronavirus and that as a result of this residents should not have to “suffer the damage.” ...

Another of Sir Desmond's constituents, who asked to be identified only as Eleanor, has had a post on social media of his response to her shared 17,000 times.

Sir Desmond Swayne makes his point in the House of Commons A Conservative MP has spoken up for the right of voters to elect racists or misogynists if that is who they want to represent them.

New Forest West’s Sir Desmond Swayne complained of a “rising intolerance” and a tendency for people to deride their political opponents “traitors, liars and cheats”.