UK and EU clash over ‘vaccine export ban’ in latest display of Brexit tensions

The UK has been accused of imposing a ban on the movement of jabs (Ben Birchall/PA)

The UK Government has accused EU chief Charles Michel of spreading falsehoods after he claimed the UK imposed an “outright ban” on coronavirus vaccine exports.

The European Council President accused Britain and the US of imposing bans on the movement of jabs as he sought to defend the bloc against allegations of “vaccine nationalism”.