Journalist Benjamin Butterworth stressed that a new lockdown should be introduced for the unvaccinated to ‘send them home’, not least if Britain is to be hit by a new wave of infections in future.

But unlike previous lockdowns, he feels that this one should only focus on the 31 per cent of the population who rebuff the booster jab.

A segregated lockdown would finally put the anti-jabbers with their backs against the wall and help Britain curb any potential rise in cases, said Butterworth.

And while he talked up the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine, he called out those who still harbour doubts about its positive impact.

He told Jeremy Kyle’s talkRADIO show: “It’s clear that the reason we are doing better is because so many more of us got the vaccine. The first, second and third dose.

“I think if things do get much worse here then a lockdown of the unvaccinated isn’t a bad idea because those are the people that, if there are enough of them that refuse the jab, we’d all be in a lockdown.

“Those people, if we are gonna keep our hospitals not overwhelmed with sick people and people dying, I would say send the unvaccinated home, they have the consequences of their own actions.

“I bet then many of them would go out and get the jab!”

Co-host Emily Carver raved about how the UK turned things around and became a model for the rest of Europe.Ms Carver added: “I think we are in a fantastic position. It wasn’t that long ago that everyone was praising EU countries for the way that they dealt with the virus but now once again we are in a lead when it comes to booster jabs. And we know that the most effective way to control this virus is to get people vaccinated.”

There is so far no real risk of Britain being plunged into yet another new lockdown over Christmas as case rates remain relatively stable and under control.

But with temperatures inevitably set to drop in winter, the risk of infection is expected to explode as a consequence, especially in dry indoor places such as public transport where millions of people mix on a weekly basis.

England’s success in keeping the fatal virus at bay is standing in stark contrast to what is unfolding in the rest of Europe.

Austria have become the first country to make vaccination mandatory while their Northern neighbours Germany have threatened to mimic their actions before long due to a worrying trend of people dying and testing positive.

And to exacerbate matters, a number of violent protests against the idea of banning the unvaccinated from restaurants and bars and mandatory shots have already taken place in European cities such as Brussels, Rotterdam and Prague.

In Croatia thousands of people vented their anger at compulsory vaccinations for people working in public sectors.

Jabs, frequent testing and strict border controls have so far all had the desired impact on these shores with the situation looking as manageable as ever.

But should that no longer do the trick then teleworking, vaccine passports and face masks could all be reintroduced.

Little under one third of Britain’s population still refuse to get jabbed and despite despit recent studies clearly demonstrating that the protection people get from the vaccine doubles from 50 per cent to almost 90 per cent.

Covid: Butterworth suggests ‘lockdown of the unvaccinated’

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Journalist Benjamin Butterworth stressed that a new lockdown should be introduced for the unvaccinated to ‘send them home’, not least if Britain is to be hit by a new wave of infections in future.

But unlike previous lockdowns, he feels that this one should only focus on the 31 per cent of the population who rebuff the booster jab.

A segregated lockdown would finally put the anti-jabbers with their backs against the wall and help Britain curb any potential rise in cases, said Butterworth.

And while he talked up the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine, he called out those who still harbour doubts about its positive impact.

He told Jeremy Kyle’s talkRADIO show: “It’s clear that the reason we are doing better is because so many more of us got the vaccine. The first, second and third dose.

“I think if things do get much worse here then a lockdown of the unvaccinated isn’t a bad idea because those are the people that, if there are enough of them that refuse the jab, we’d all be in a lockdown.

“Those people, if we are gonna keep our hospitals not overwhelmed with sick people and people dying, I would say send the unvaccinated home, they have the consequences of their own actions.

“I bet then many of them would go out and get the jab!”

Co-host Emily Carver raved about how the UK turned things around and became a model for the rest of Europe.Ms Carver added: “I think we are in a fantastic position. It wasn’t that long ago that everyone was praising EU countries for the way that they dealt with the virus but now once again we are in a lead when it comes to booster jabs. And we know that the most effective way to control this virus is to get people vaccinated.”

There is so far no real risk of Britain being plunged into yet another new lockdown over Christmas as case rates remain relatively stable and under control.

But with temperatures inevitably set to drop in winter, the risk of infection is expected to explode as a consequence, especially in dry indoor places such as public transport where millions of people mix on a weekly basis.

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England’s success in keeping the fatal virus at bay is standing in stark contrast to what is unfolding in the rest of Europe.

Austria have become the first country to make vaccination mandatory while their Northern neighbours Germany have threatened to mimic their actions before long due to a worrying trend of people dying and testing positive.

And to exacerbate matters, a number of violent protests against the idea of banning the unvaccinated from restaurants and bars and mandatory shots have already taken place in European cities such as Brussels, Rotterdam and Prague.

In Croatia thousands of people vented their anger at compulsory vaccinations for people working in public sectors.

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Jabs, frequent testing and strict border controls have so far all had the desired impact on these shores with the situation looking as manageable as ever.

But should that no longer do the trick then teleworking, vaccine passports and face masks could all be reintroduced.

Little under one third of Britain’s population still refuse to get jabbed and despite despit recent studies clearly demonstrating that the protection people get from the vaccine doubles from 50 per cent to almost 90 per cent.

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