UK urged to donate Covid vaccines to developing countries 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to donate the majority of the UK’s surplus vaccines to poorer nations in the lead-up to Friday’s virtual G7 meeting.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the Cabinet Room, Downing Street, hosting the G7 leaders for a virtual meeting. Picture: Geoff Pugh/Daily Telegraph/PA

Britain should not wait until it has a surplus of coronavirus vaccines to donate them to developing countries, the new head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has said.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urged the UK Government to act now as it is “in the interest” of rich countries as well as poor countries to have “equitable access”.