Political figures back Stormont minister after vaccine passport Twitter abuse

Naomi Long has been abused on Twitter over her stance on Covid vaccine passports (Liam McBurney/PA)

There has been condemnation after Northern Ireland’s Justice Minister was targeted with a torrent of “vile misogynistic” abuse on social media.

Naomi Long and Health Minister Robin Swann were the focus of the onslaught on Twitter on Wednesday evening just hours after the Stormont Executive agreed to plans to roll out a mandatory vaccine passport.