Lack of vaccines in poorer countries to blame for new variants, says Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown (Andrew Milligan/PA)

The lack of vaccines in poorer countries is to blame for the development of new coronavirus variants, Gordon Brown has said.

The former British prime minister said it is “no surprise” that new variant Omicron was discovered in South Africa earlier this week, and added that new variants are developing because richer countries are “hoarding” vaccines.